Miriam Lazar - Regents Exams and Answers: Physics—Physical Setting 2020 (Barrons Regents NY)

The section on how to answer Part C questions and the glossary were adapted from Lets Review: Physics by Miriam A. Lazar and Albert S. Tarendash, published by Kaplan, Inc., d/b/a Barrons Educational Series, 1996.

Acknowledgments

The 2014 Answers Explained were written by Gregory Guido.

The 20152019 Answers Explained were written by Miriam A. Lazar.

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As you are aware, the purpose of this book is to help you review for the New York State Regents examination in physics. You can also use it effectively to prepare for classroom, midterm, and final examinations. The book contains a number of special sections and other features designed to aid you in achieving good grades on your examinations. Included are the following:

• How to Use This Book. Your journey begins here. This section explains how to use the entire book as an effective test-preparation tool. It provides a method of identifying those areas you have mastered and those that will require additional work.
• Test-Taking Techniques. In this section, you will learn how to take the Regents examination effectively. Included are a list of materials you will need to bring to the examination and directions on how to fill out your answer sheet, how to read the questions, and how to deal with difficult items. In addition, it provides some suggestions on how to approach the extended-response questions found in Part C of the examination.
• What to Expect on the Regents Examination in Physics. This section explains the format, content, and grading of the examination.
• New York State Physical Setting/Physics Core: Topic Outline and Question Index. The Topic Outline provides a detailed description of the Regents Physics syllabus. The Question Index keys the Regents examination questions that appear in this book to the topic outline. The index will help you find questions on similar topics and will provide information about the areas that are stressed most heavily on the exam.
• Glossary of Important Terms. The glossary will help you understand the technical terms that may appear on the examination.
• Reference Tables for Physics. A significant part of the Regents examination requires you to be able to find and use the information contained in these reference tables. This section describes each table and the types of information that may be obtained from it.
• Reference Tables for Physics. A significant part of the Regents examination requires you to be able to find and use the information contained in these reference tables. This section describes each table and the types of information that may be obtained from it.
  Using the Equations to Solve Physics Problems. This section provides examples that show you how to use each of the equations given in Reference Table K.
• Recent Regents Examinations. These questions will provide the bulk of your study and review. When you have answered all of the questions that appear in this book, you will be able to approach the Regents examination with confidence!
• Explanation of Answers and Self-Analysis Chart for Each Examination. The detailed answer explanations will help you to understand why certain choices are correct while others are incorrect. The self-analysis chart will pinpoint your strengths and weaknesses on each practice examination you take.

This book was written to provide you with the basic tools you need to perform well on the Regents Physics examination. If you follow its advice and prepare diligently, you will achieve your goal.

Best wishes for success!

Albert S. Tarendash

1. Read the section entitled Test-Taking Techniques to learn how to prepare properly for an examination and how to take it with maximum efficiency.
2. Read the section entitled What to Expect on the Regents Examination in Physics to familiarize yourself with the structure and contents of this examination.
3. Read the section entitled Reference Tables for Physics to familiarize yourself with the contents and use of these tables.
   Note: On occasion, the New York State Education Department may change the content or format of the Regents examination and/or the reference tables. Your classroom teacher is your best source of information about such changes.
4. Read the section entitled Using the Equations to Solve Physics Problems.
5. Take the first Regents examination in this book, answering all of the questions.
6. Refer to the Glossary of Important Terms to learn the meanings of words and terms you do not understand.
7. Check your answers, and then complete the self-analysis chart at the end of the examination to pinpoint your strengths and weaknesses.
8. Read the detailed explanation of all of the questions, paying closest attention to the questions you answered incorrectly. Occasionally, the wrong choices are explained, and these explanations may help you understand why you chose an incorrect answer.
9. When you have determined your areas of weakness, refer to the New York State Regents Physics Core: Topic Outline and Question Index to locate similar questions on other recent examinations. (You can also use this outline and index to determine which areas have been stressed in recent years.)
10. Repeat steps 59 for the other examinations, with the exception of the most recent test.
11. When you have completed your studying, but no more than 1 or 2 days before the actual examination, take the most recent examination in this book under strict examination conditions.

After you have checked your answers to this last examination, you will have a rough idea of how you will perform on the Regents examination you will take.

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT THE REFERENCE
TABLES AND EQUATIONS

In this book, the reference tables and equations beginning on page 45 have been slightly modified from the official New York State Reference Tables for Physics (2006 edition). The tables in this book are indexed by letter, and the equations are indexed by letter and number. Some of the tables have been moved in order to separate them from the equations, and each table is accompanied by a brief explanation. Otherwise, the material on these tables and the official tables is identical.

All of the explanations and answers in this book refer to the tables and equations contained within this book.