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Key Facts: Schleswig-Holstein Abitur Physics Exam

2025

First Zentralabitur year for Physik in Schleswig-Holstein, drawing tasks from the Gemeinsamer Abituraufgabenpool der Länder (IQB); Chemie centralized the same year, Biologie followed in 2026

IQSH Fachportal Physik; schleswig-holstein.de Zentrale Abschlüsse

300 min

Total Bearbeitungszeit for the written Physik Profilfach exam, including Auswahlzeit for choosing 3 of 4 tasks

schullv.de Physik-Abi 2026 Schleswig-Holstein

23.04.2026

Written Physik exam date in the 2026 main session

za.schleswig-holstein.de Terminplan Abitur 2026 (via schullv.de, profiling-institut.de)

0-15 Punkte

Grading scale for each Prüfungsfach, from Note 1 (15-13 Punkte) to Note 6 (0 Punkte)

Landesverordnung über die Gestaltung der Oberstufe und der Abiturprüfung (OAPVO), Schleswig-Holstein

200 / 100 Punkte

Minimum Gesamtqualifikation: 200+ from Block I and 100+ from Block II, out of 900 maximum

OAPVO §§31-33, Schleswig-Holstein

4 Aufgaben, wähle 3

Candidates receive four tasks and select three to complete; at most one may include an experimental/practical component

schullv.de Physik-Abi 2026 Schleswig-Holstein

Free 100-question English-language MCQ study bank for Schleswig-Holstein Zentralabitur Physik, mapped to Mechanik/Gravitation (~12%), elektrisches und magnetisches Feld (~20%), Schwingungen/Wellen/Induktion (~20%), Quantenphysik und Materie inkl. Atom-/Kernphysik (~30%), and Relativitätstheorie (~18%), with worked-calculation explanations. Official exam: German free-response Klausur as MINT-Profil Profilfach at erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau, centrally set from the IQB Aufgabenpool since the 2025 Abitur; 300 minutes including Auswahlzeit; written date 23.04.2026. Not an official-format simulation; no fee for regular school candidates.

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1A stone is dropped from rest from a height of 45 m above the ground. Ignoring air resistance and using g = 9.8 m/s², how long does it take to reach the ground?

A.3.0 s

B.2.1 s

C.9.2 s

D.6.1 s

Explanation: Using h = (1/2)gt² and solving for t gives t = √(2h/g) = √(90/9.8) ≈ 3.0 s. This is the standard free-fall kinematics relation for an object starting from rest.

2A net force of 12 N acts on an object with a mass of 3.0 kg. What is the object's acceleration?

A.4.0 m/s²

B.36 m/s²

C.0.25 m/s²

D.9.0 m/s²

Explanation: Newton's second law states F = ma, so a = F/m = 12 N / 3.0 kg = 4.0 m/s². This is the fundamental relation linking net force, mass, and acceleration.

3An object of mass m moves in a circle of radius r at constant speed v. Which expression correctly gives the centripetal force required to maintain this motion?

A.F = mv²/r

B.F = mvr

C.F = mv/r²

D.F = mv²r

Explanation: The centripetal acceleration of an object moving in a circle at constant speed is a = v²/r, directed toward the center. Applying Newton's second law, F = ma, gives the centripetal force F = mv²/r.

4A satellite orbits Earth at a radius of 7.0 × 10⁶ m. Using Earth's standard gravitational parameter GM = 3.986 × 10¹⁴ m³/s², find the satellite's orbital speed, using v = √(GM/r).

A.7.5 km/s

B.3.8 km/s

C.15 km/s

D.5.7 × 10⁴ km/s

Explanation: For a circular orbit, gravity supplies the centripetal force: GMm/r² = mv²/r, which rearranges to v = √(GM/r). Substituting values gives v = √(3.986×10¹⁴ / 7.0×10⁶) ≈ 7.5 × 10³ m/s = 7.5 km/s.

5According to Newton's law of universal gravitation, if the distance between two point masses is doubled while both masses stay the same, the gravitational force between them becomes:

A.one-quarter of the original force

B.half of the original force

C.double the original force

D.one-eighth of the original force

Explanation: Newton's law of gravitation states F = Gm₁m₂/r², so force is inversely proportional to the square of the separation. Doubling r increases r² by a factor of 4, so the force drops to 1/4 of its original value.

6Planet A orbits its star at a distance of 1 AU with an orbital period of 1 year. Planet B orbits the same star at 4 AU. Using Kepler's third law (T² ∝ r³), find the orbital period of Planet B.

A.8 years

B.4 years

C.16 years

D.64 years

Explanation: Kepler's third law gives T_B²/T_A² = (r_B/r_A)³. Substituting r_B/r_A = 4 gives T_B² = 1 × 4³ = 64, so T_B = √64 = 8 years.

7A ball is launched from level ground at 20 m/s at an angle of 30° above the horizontal. Ignoring air resistance and using g = 9.8 m/s², find the horizontal range of the ball.

A.35 m

B.20 m

C.41 m

D.70 m

Explanation: The range of a projectile launched on level ground is R = v²sin(2θ)/g. Substituting v = 20 m/s and θ = 30° gives R = (400 × sin60°)/9.8 = (400 × 0.866)/9.8 ≈ 35 m.

8A 2.0 kg cart moving at 3.0 m/s collides head-on with a stationary 4.0 kg cart, and the two carts stick together. Find their common velocity immediately after the collision.

A.1.0 m/s

B.1.5 m/s

C.0.5 m/s

D.3.0 m/s

Explanation: Momentum is conserved in this perfectly inelastic collision: m₁v₁ = (m₁+m₂)v_f. So v_f = (2.0 × 3.0)/(2.0+4.0) = 6.0/6.0 = 1.0 m/s.

9A 5.0 kg block starts from rest and slides down a frictionless incline, descending a vertical height of 2.0 m. Using energy conservation and g = 9.8 m/s², find its speed at the bottom.

A.6.3 m/s

B.4.4 m/s

C.39 m/s

D.13 m/s

Explanation: Energy conservation gives mgh = (1/2)mv², so v = √(2gh) = √(2 × 9.8 × 2.0) = √39.2 ≈ 6.3 m/s. Note that the block's mass cancels out and does not affect the final speed.

10Earth's gravitational field strength at its surface (radius R) is 9.8 m/s². Find the field strength at an altitude equal to R above the surface, i.e. at a distance 2R from Earth's center.

A.2.5 m/s²

B.4.9 m/s²

C.9.8 m/s²

D.1.2 m/s²

Explanation: Gravitational field strength follows an inverse-square law: g(r) = g₀(R/r)². At r = 2R, g = 9.8 × (R/2R)² = 9.8 × (1/4) = 2.45 ≈ 2.5 m/s².

About the Schleswig-Holstein Abitur Physics Exam

Schleswig-Holstein Zentralabitur Physik is the state Physics examination for the Allgemeine Hochschulreife, taken as a written Profilfach-Prüfung under the Landesverordnung über die Gestaltung der Oberstufe und der Abiturprüfung (OAPVO). Since the 2021/22 introduction of the Profiloberstufe, Physik is examined only at erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau, as the Profil-giving subject of the MINT-Profil, rather than through a fixed, subject-wide Grundkurs/Leistungskurs split. Beginning with the 2025 Abitur, Physik joined Chemie (and, from 2026, Biologie) in drawing at least half of its written tasks centrally from the Gemeinsamer Abituraufgabenpool der Länder coordinated by the IQB, aligned with the 2022 KMK Bildungsstandards Physik für die Allgemeine Hochschulreife. Content follows the Fachanforderungen Physik Sekundarstufe II: Mechanik and Gravitation as foundational material, elektrisches und magnetisches Feld (charges, fields, capacitors, moving charges, magnetic force), mechanische und elektromagnetische Schwingungen und Wellen (electromagnetic induction, LC circuits, wave phenomena), Quantenphysik und Materie including Atom- und Kernphysik (the photoelectric effect, atomic models, radioactive decay, nuclear binding energy, fission and fusion), and Relativitätstheorie (special relativity). Candidates work with the IQB's mandatory Naturwissenschaften-Formeldokument (introduced for the 2025 Abitur) and an approved scientific calculator. This free bank of 100 original multiple-choice questions is an English-language study adaptation with fully worked calculations across these Themenfelder, designed to build and check computational and conceptual fluency. It is not a simulation of the official exam, which is written in German and answered with full derivations rather than selected responses.

Exam sponsor: Ministerium für Allgemeine und Berufliche Bildung, Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kultur (MBWFK), Schleswig-Holstein, with the Institut für Qualitätsentwicklung an Schulen Schleswig-Holstein (IQSH) and the IQB ländergemeinsamer Aufgabenpool Physik. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

Official written Schleswig-Holstein Zentralabitur examination in Physik, the Profil-giving subject (Profilfach) of the MINT-Profil under the Profiloberstufe introduced in 2021/22. Unlike Länder with a fixed subject-wide Grundkurs/Leistungskurs split, Physik in Schleswig-Holstein is examined only at erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau, for students who chose it as their Profilfach alongside two selected Kernfächer. Since the 2025 Abitur (alongside Chemie; Biologie followed in 2026), at least half of the written tasks are drawn from the Gemeinsamer Abituraufgabenpool der Länder coordinated by the IQB, aligned with the 2022 KMK Bildungsstandards Physik für die Allgemeine Hochschulreife. Content is organized around Mechanik und Gravitation as foundational material, then the Themenfelder elektrisches und magnetisches Feld, mechanische und elektromagnetische Schwingungen und Wellen (including Induktion), Quantenphysik und Materie (including Atom- und Kernphysik), and Relativitätstheorie. This 100-question bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation only — it does not reproduce the German-language free-response format or official pool tasks.

Time Limit

300 minutes total, including Auswahlzeit for selecting three of the four offered tasks; the Schulaufsichtsbehörde may extend working time by up to a further 60 minutes where a task requires student experiments (OAPVO §18). Permitted aids: the IQB's mandatory Formeldokument for the Naturwissenschaften (introduced for the 2025 Abitur), an approved non-graphing scientific calculator (WTR) or approved CAS device, drawing instruments, and a Rechtschreibwörterbuch. Exact scheduling and Hilfsmittel details are re-issued annually via the Terminplan and Prüfungsregelungen on za.schleswig-holstein.de. In the 2026 main session the written Physik exam was set for Thursday, 23 April 2026.

Passing Score

Subject performance is reported on the 0-15 Punkte scale (Note 1 = 15-13 Punkte, Note 6 = 0 Punkte). Under the OAPVO, the Gesamtqualifikation requires at least 200 of a possible 600 Punkte in Block I (Qualifikationsphase Halbjahresergebnisse) and at least 100 of a possible 300 Punkte in Block II (the Abiturprüfungen, each weighted four times), subject to further per-subject and per-Aufgabenfeld minimums and no Prüfung scored 0. The 900-point maximum converts to the Abitur-Durchschnittsnote via the nationally shared KMK table.

Exam / Certification Fees

No exam fee for regularly enrolled school candidates; the Abitur is a state school examination administered by the MBWFK. Externenprüfungen (Nichtschülerprüfungen) follow separate school-administered arrangements, and no Physik-specific external fee is published in the sources reviewed.

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Study emphasis ~12%

Mechanik und Gravitation

Kinematik, Newtonsche Dynamik, Kreisbewegung, Gravitationsfeld und Planetenbewegung (Kepler), foundational content for later Themenfelder.

Study emphasis ~20%

Elektrisches und magnetisches Feld

Ladungen, Felder, Kondensatoren und Kapazität, Bewegung geladener Teilchen im Feld, Lorentzkraft, Kraft auf stromdurchflossene Leiter.

Study emphasis ~20%

Schwingungen, Wellen und Induktion

Elektromagnetische Induktion (Faraday, Lenz), Transformator, Selbstinduktion, LC-Schwingkreis, mechanische Schwingungen, Wellen und Interferenz.

Study emphasis ~30%

Quantenphysik und Materie (Atom- und Kernphysik)

Photoeffekt, Photonenenergie und -impuls, Wellen-Teilchen-Dualismus, Bohr'sches Atommodell, Radioaktivität, Zerfallsgesetz, Kernbindungsenergie, Kernspaltung und -fusion.

Study emphasis ~18%

Relativitätstheorie

Zeitdilatation, Längenkontraktion, relativistischer Impuls und Energie, Masse-Energie-Äquivalenz, Grundzüge des Äquivalenzprinzips.

Preparing for the Schleswig-Holstein Abitur Physics Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: Subject performance is reported on the 0-15 Punkte scale (Note 1 = 15-13 Punkte, Note 6 = 0 Punkte). Under the OAPVO, the Gesamtqualifikation requires at least 200 of a possible 600 Punkte in Block I (Qualifikationsphase Halbjahresergebnisse) and at least 100 of a possible 300 Punkte in Block II (the Abiturprüfungen, each weighted four times), subject to further per-subject and per-Aufgabenfeld minimums and no Prüfung scored 0. The 900-point maximum converts to the Abitur-Durchschnittsnote via the nationally shared KMK table.
Assessment: Official written Schleswig-Holstein Zentralabitur examination in Physik, the Profil-giving subject (Profilfach) of the MINT-Profil under the Profiloberstufe introduced in 2021/22. Unlike Länder with a fixed subject-wide Grundkurs/Leistungskurs split, Physik in Schleswig-Holstein is examined only at erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau, for students who chose it as their Profilfach alongside two selected Kernfächer. Since the 2025 Abitur (alongside Chemie; Biologie followed in 2026), at least half of the written tasks are drawn from the Gemeinsamer Abituraufgabenpool der Länder coordinated by the IQB, aligned with the 2022 KMK Bildungsstandards Physik für die Allgemeine Hochschulreife. Content is organized around Mechanik und Gravitation as foundational material, then the Themenfelder elektrisches und magnetisches Feld, mechanische und elektromagnetische Schwingungen und Wellen (including Induktion), Quantenphysik und Materie (including Atom- und Kernphysik), and Relativitätstheorie. This 100-question bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation only — it does not reproduce the German-language free-response format or official pool tasks.
Time limit: 300 minutes total, including Auswahlzeit for selecting three of the four offered tasks; the Schulaufsichtsbehörde may extend working time by up to a further 60 minutes where a task requires student experiments (OAPVO §18). Permitted aids: the IQB's mandatory Formeldokument for the Naturwissenschaften (introduced for the 2025 Abitur), an approved non-graphing scientific calculator (WTR) or approved CAS device, drawing instruments, and a Rechtschreibwörterbuch. Exact scheduling and Hilfsmittel details are re-issued annually via the Terminplan and Prüfungsregelungen on za.schleswig-holstein.de. In the 2026 main session the written Physik exam was set for Thursday, 23 April 2026.
Exam / certification fees: No exam fee for regularly enrolled school candidates; the Abitur is a state school examination administered by the MBWFK. Externenprüfungen (Nichtschülerprüfungen) follow separate school-administered arrangements, and no Physik-specific external fee is published in the sources reviewed. Official sources

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Schleswig-Holstein Abitur Physics: Suggested Study Strategy

1Master the core Mechanik toolkit (Newton's second law, centripetal force, gravitation and Kepler's third law) early, since it underpins the oscillation, induction and relativity Themenfelder that follow.

2Drill Faraday's law and motional EMF calculations alongside Lenz's law direction reasoning, since Schwingungen, Wellen und Induktion is one of the most heavily weighted content areas in this bank.

3Build fluency with the photoelectric-effect equation (E = hf, KE_max = hf − W₀) and the Bohr model's energy levels, since Quantenphysik und Materie is the single largest Themenfeld.

4Memorize the standard nuclear-physics relations — the decay law, half-life, and mass-defect/binding-energy calculation via E = Δmc² — since Atom- und Kernphysik questions require precise numeric work, not just recall.

5Get comfortable computing and applying the Lorentz factor γ, since time dilation, length contraction, and relativistic momentum and energy in the Relativitätstheorie section all build directly on it.

6Practise with the IQB's mandatory Naturwissenschaften-Formeldokument well before exam day, since Physik (like Chemie and Biologie) now uses this shared reference document rather than a subject-specific formula collection.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the official Schleswig-Holstein Physik Zentralabitur exam multiple-choice?

No. The official written paper is a German-language Klausur in which candidates work through four tasks, select three, and write full derivations and calculations across the exam's Themenfelder. This bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation for learning and checking the underlying physics, not a simulation of the official format.

When did Physik become part of the Zentralabitur in Schleswig-Holstein?

Physik was centrally set for the first time in the 2025 Abitur, alongside Chemie, drawing tasks from the Gemeinsamer Abituraufgabenpool der Länder coordinated by the IQB. Biologie followed the same path starting with the 2026 Abitur, completing the move of all three Naturwissenschaften to central setting.

What Hilfsmittel (aids) are permitted in the Physik exam?

Since the 2025 Abitur, candidates use the IQB's mandatory Formeldokument for the Naturwissenschaften rather than a separate subject-specific formula collection. Also permitted: an approved non-graphing scientific calculator (WTR) or an approved CAS device, drawing instruments, and a Rechtschreibwörterbuch. Always confirm the current year's approved-device list before exam day.

Does Schleswig-Holstein still split Physik into Grundkurs and Leistungskurs?

No. Since the Profiloberstufe reform of 2021/22, Physik is examined only as the Profil-giving subject (Profilfach) of the MINT-Profil, at erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau, rather than through a fixed subject-wide Grundkurs/Leistungskurs split. This bank is built as a single, unified question set rather than split by Anforderungsniveau.

Which content areas does the exam cover?

The Fachanforderungen Physik Sekundarstufe II and the shared IQB Aufgabenpool organize the written exam around Mechanik und Gravitation (foundational), elektrisches und magnetisches Feld, mechanische und elektromagnetische Schwingungen und Wellen (including Induktion), Quantenphysik und Materie (including Atom- und Kernphysik), and Relativitätstheorie, aligned with the 2022 KMK Bildungsstandards Physik für die Allgemeine Hochschulreife.

How long is the written exam?

300 minutes total, including Auswahlzeit for selecting three of the four offered tasks. The Schulaufsichtsbehörde may extend working time by up to a further 60 minutes where a task involves student experiments. Exact scheduling is re-issued every year via za.schleswig-holstein.de.

Is there an exam fee?

No. The Abitur is a state school examination in Schleswig-Holstein and regularly enrolled school candidates pay no fee. Externenprüfungen are handled separately by individual schools and carry no published Physik-specific fee in the sources reviewed.

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