Question Bank Contents

The Question Bank contains several Microsoft Word documents consisting of physics questions. The documents are intuitively named (e.g., KinematicsQs, NewtonsLawsQs, etc.) and organized in folders known as Collections. The questions in the Microsoft Word documents are of a variety of types. These types include forced choice questions (e.g., true-false, multiple choice, and multiple select) and short answer questions (e.g, numerical response, problem-solving, diagramming, sentence completion, and written response). Many questions include images. In addition to being present in the question, each image is saved in an image file with the .png format. Each collection is described in the tables below.

The Minds On Physics Internet Modules Collection

The Minds on Physics Internet Modules is an online, interactive questioning program that can be found at http://www.physicsclassroom.com/minds-on. Users of MOP are aware that the questions tend to be difficult, thought-provoking questions that target misconceptions and conceptual difficulties with an emphasis on higher-order reasoning skills. The questions in the MOP program are delivered by a Shockwave file. Because of the Shockwave format, the questions cannot be copied from the program and pasted into other programs. The Physics Classroom has exported all the questions from MOP and formatted them in a Microsoft Word format. Being in a Microsoft Word format, they can easily be copied and pasted into a teacher's quiz, test, or other work.

The Review Session Collection

The Review Session is an online resource that serves as a student tool for preparing for unit tests and exams. The Review Session is available at The Physics Classroom website ( http://www.physicsclassroom.com/reviews/). The resource contains questions with answers, solutions, and links to additional information specific to each question. Questions in this collection are of a varied type - true-false, multiple true-false, multiple choice, multiple select, sentence completion, numerical response, problem-solving, written response, and diagramming. All questions at The Review Session have been collected into a Microsoft Word format and attractively formatted. Their inclusion on the Question Bank allows teachers to use the questions in documents used with their classes. The image files have also been saved as .png files. Like all the collections, answers and explanations are not included with the Question Bank.

The Calculator Pad Collection (Legacy Version)

The Calculator Pad is an online resource that serves as a student tool to assist in improving problem-solving skills. The resource contains problems with answers and audio-guided solutions. The Calculator Pad is available at The Physics Classroom website ( http://www.physicsclassroom.com/calcpad/). This collection includes all numerical problems that were present in the Legacy Version; there are no multiple choice questions. All questions of the Legacy Version of The Calculator Pad have been collected into a Microsoft Word format and attractively formatted. Their inclusion with the Question Bank allows teachers to use the questions in documents distributed to their classes. The image files have also been saved as .png files. With the problems present in this format, teachers can easily copy and past them into their quizzes, tests and other work. (NOTE: The Calculator Pad was updated in 2022 to include problems with random numbers generated by our server. These server-generated problems are not included in the Question Bank download.)

The Conceptual Course Collection

This is perhaps The Physics Classroom author's favorite collection. It includes questions that target conceptual understandings in physics. Most questions include three or four choices. There are very few multiple-select style questions (i.e., select all that apply). While some questions require manipulation of numbers, most are purely conceptual. The questions are ideal for a first-year, conceptual course for non-accelerated students. All the questions in this question bank are multiple choice questions.

More Favorites Collection

The More Favorites Collection includes a collection of The Physics Classroom author's questions that are used on quizzes, tests, homework assignments, and other documents. There are a variety of question types in this collection. The types include multiple choice questions, true-false questions, multiple select questions, numerical problems, fill-in-the-blank questions, sentence completion questions, diagramming questions, and written response questions. The majority of questions are true-false, multiple choice, and multiple select style questions.