HESI A2 PHYSICS EXAM 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Scalar Quantity. Answer: Simply described by a numeric value.
Magnitude/size
◉ Velocity. Answer: Speed in a specific direction
◉ Vector Quantity. Answer: Quantity describing the time rate of change
of an object's position. Magnitude/size AND direction
◉ Acceleration. Answer: The rate of change in velocity over a period of
time. A vector quantity.
◉ Earth's Gravitational Constant. Answer: 9.8 m/s(squared); used in
calculating weight of an object on earth (W=mg)
◉ Projectile Motion. Answer: An object displays two types of motion
simultaneously.
◉ Force. Answer: A push or pull on an object; F=ma (mass x
acceleration)
, ◉ a newton. Answer: kg-m/s(squared); equals the force necessary to
accelerate a mass
◉ Newton's Second Law of Motion. Answer: Force = Mass x
Acceleration (F=MA). And, Weight = mass (in kilograms) x gravity (9.8
m/s) (W=mg)
◉ Centripetal Acceleration. Answer: Rotational motion equivalent of
acceleration
◉ Friction. Answer: opposes motion and is expressed in newtons
◉ Kinetic Energy. Answer: The energy resulting from the motion of the
object. (A scalar quantity); KE = 1/2 mv2 (m=mass; v=velocity-squared)
◉ Potential Energy. Answer: The energy the object has because of its
position (A scalar quantity); PE = mgh (m=mass; g=acceleration caused
by gravity; h=height at which obj is above ground)
◉ Joule. Answer: Kg-m(squared)/s(squared)
◉ Impulse Equation. Answer: Because force applied over a period of
time is an impulse.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Scalar Quantity. Answer: Simply described by a numeric value.
Magnitude/size
◉ Velocity. Answer: Speed in a specific direction
◉ Vector Quantity. Answer: Quantity describing the time rate of change
of an object's position. Magnitude/size AND direction
◉ Acceleration. Answer: The rate of change in velocity over a period of
time. A vector quantity.
◉ Earth's Gravitational Constant. Answer: 9.8 m/s(squared); used in
calculating weight of an object on earth (W=mg)
◉ Projectile Motion. Answer: An object displays two types of motion
simultaneously.
◉ Force. Answer: A push or pull on an object; F=ma (mass x
acceleration)
, ◉ a newton. Answer: kg-m/s(squared); equals the force necessary to
accelerate a mass
◉ Newton's Second Law of Motion. Answer: Force = Mass x
Acceleration (F=MA). And, Weight = mass (in kilograms) x gravity (9.8
m/s) (W=mg)
◉ Centripetal Acceleration. Answer: Rotational motion equivalent of
acceleration
◉ Friction. Answer: opposes motion and is expressed in newtons
◉ Kinetic Energy. Answer: The energy resulting from the motion of the
object. (A scalar quantity); KE = 1/2 mv2 (m=mass; v=velocity-squared)
◉ Potential Energy. Answer: The energy the object has because of its
position (A scalar quantity); PE = mgh (m=mass; g=acceleration caused
by gravity; h=height at which obj is above ground)
◉ Joule. Answer: Kg-m(squared)/s(squared)
◉ Impulse Equation. Answer: Because force applied over a period of
time is an impulse.
