Range of Raw Scores* Needed to Earn

Selected Scaled Scores on Three

Physics Test Editions That
Differ in Difficulty
Raw Scores
Scaled Score Form A Form B Form C
900 73 68-69 64
800 58-59 54-55 50
700 44 41 38
600 30 27 27
Number of Questions Used to Compute Raw Score
100 100 98
*Raw Score = Number of correct answers minus one-fourth the
number of incorrect answers, rounded to the nearest integer

For a particular test edition, there are many ways to

earn the same raw score. For example, on the edition
listed above as “Form A,” a raw score of 44 would earn
a scaled score of 700. Below are a few of the possible
ways in which a scaled score of 700 could be earned on
that edition.

Examples of Ways to Earn

a Scaled Score of 700 on the
Edition Labeled As “Form A”
Number of
Questions Questions Questions Questions Used
Answered Answered Not to Compute
Raw Score Correctly Incorrectly Answered Raw Score
44 44 0 56 100
44 49 20 31 100
44 55 44 1 100

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 TABLE OF INFORMATION

Rest mass of the electron me = 9.11 × 10−31 kilogram = 9.11 × 10−28 gram

Magnitude of the electron charge e = 1.60 × 10−19 coulomb = 4.80 × 10−10 statcoulomb (esu)

Avogadro’s number NA = 6.02 × 1023 per mole

Universal gas constant R = 8.31 joules/(mole ∑ K)

Boltzmann’s constant k = 1.38 × 10−23 joule/K = 1.38 × 10−16 erg/K

Speed of light c = 3.00 × 108 m/s = 3.00 × 1010 cm/s

Planck’s constant h = 6.63 × 10−34 joule ∑ second = 4.14 × 10−15 eV ∑ second

j = h/2 p

Vacuum permittivity ⑀ 0 = 8.85 × 10−12 coulomb 2/(newton ∑ meter 2)

Vacuum permeability m 0 = 4 p × 10−7 weber/(ampere ∑ meter)

Universal gravitational constant G = 6.67 × 10−11 meter 3/(kilogram ∑ second 2)

Acceleration due to gravity g = 9.80 m/s 2 = 980 cm/s 2

1 atmosphere pressure 1 atm = 1.0 × 105 newtons/meter 2 = 1.0 × 105 pascals (Pa)

1 angstrom 1Å = 1 × 10−10 meter

1 weber/m2 = 1 tesla = 10 4 gauss

Moments of inertia about center of mass

1
Rod MA 2
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1
Disc MR 2
2

2
Sphere MR 2
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 PHYSICS TEST
Time—170 minutes
100 Questions

Directions: Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five suggested answers or
completions. Select the one that is best in each case and then fill in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.

1. Which of the following best illustrates the 2. The coefficient of static friction between a small
acceleration of a pendulum bob at points coin and the surface of a turntable is 0.30. The
a through e ? turntable rotates at 33.3 revolutions per minute.
What is the maximum distance from the center
(A)
of the turntable at which the coin will not slide?
(A) 0.024 m
(B) 0.048 m
(C) 0.121 m
(D) 0.242 m
(E) 0.484 m

(B) 3. A satellite of mass m orbits a planet of mass M

in a circular orbit of radius R. The time required
for one revolution is
(A) independent of M
(B) proportional to m
(C) linear in R
(C) (D) proportional to R3/2
(E) proportional to R2

4. In a nonrelativistic, one-dimensional collision,

a particle of mass 2m collides with a particle of
mass m at rest. If the particles stick together after
(D) the collision, what fraction of the initial kinetic
energy is lost in the collision?
(A) 0

1
(B)
4
(E) 1
(C)
3
1
(D)
2
2
(E)
3

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 5. A three-dimensional harmonic oscillator is in
thermal equilibrium with a temperature reservoir
at temperature T. The average total energy of the
oscillator is
1
(A) kT
2
(B) kT
3 7. Two long, identical bar magnets are placed under
(C) kT a horizontal piece of paper, as shown in the figure
2
above. The paper is covered with iron filings.
(D) 3kT When the two north poles are a small distance
apart and touching the paper, the iron filings
(E) 6kT move into a pattern that shows the magnetic field
lines. Which of the following best illustrates the
6. An ideal monatomic gas expands quasi-statically pattern that results?
to twice its volume. If the process is isothermal, (A)
the work done by the gas is Wi . If the process
is adiabatic, the work done by the gas is Wa .
Which of the following is true?
(A) Wi = Wa
(B)
(B) 0 = Wi < Wa
(C) 0 < Wi < Wa
(D) 0 = Wa < Wi
(E) 0 < Wa < Wi
(C)

(D)

(E)

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