100+ Free OSAT Physics (OK114) Practice Questions

Motion, Forces, Work, and Energy

Free-body diagrams, inclined planes, Atwood-type systems, Newton's laws, gravity, normal force, friction, Hooke's law, buoyant force, uniform circular motion, inertia, reference frames, force pairs, impulse, momentum, motion graphs, one-dimensional motion, vectors, two-dimensional motion, projectile motion, universal gravitation, satellite and planetary motion, torque, static equilibrium, rotational dynamics, simple harmonic motion, work, energy, power, work-energy theorem, gravitational potential energy, Bernoulli's principle, conservation of linear momentum, conservation of angular momentum, conservation-law choice, science practices, engineering practices, and crosscutting concepts.

Electricity, Magnetism, and Waves

Static electricity, electroscopes, charging by induction, Coulomb's law, electric fields, electric potential energy, potential difference, charged-particle motion in uniform electric fields, current, resistance, capacitance, Ohm's law, series and parallel circuits, Kirchhoff's rules, circuit energy and power, AC frequency and amplitude, RMS voltage, RC/RL/RLC circuits, permanent magnets, magnetic domains, magnetic fields from current-carrying wires and solenoids, right-hand rules, magnetic force on charges, electromagnetic induction, electric motors, microphones, power generation and transmission, electromagnetic spectrum, wave amplitude, frequency, period, speed, wavelength, reflection, refraction, diffraction, dispersion, Snell's law, superposition, standing waves, interference, sound, musical instruments, Doppler effect, mirrors, lenses, microscopes, telescopes, optical diffraction and polarization, analog and digital information transfer, science practices, and crosscutting concepts.

Thermal and Modern Physics

Conduction, convection, radiation, kinetic theory, molecular interpretation of temperature and entropy, molecular properties of solids, liquids, and gases, specific heat, thermal expansion, phase changes, first and second laws of thermodynamics, mechanical equivalent of work, PV diagrams, heat engines, evidence for wave and particle behavior of light and matter, quantization of energy, blackbody radiation, photoelectric effect, atomic spectra, de Broglie relations, special relativity, wave functions, probability amplitudes, double-slit experiment, Heisenberg uncertainty principle, Bohr and Schrodinger atomic models, binding energy trends, isotope and particle notation, half-life, radioactive decay, fission, fusion, nuclear reaction equations, standard model particles, science practices, and crosscutting concepts.

Constructed-Response Assignment

Standards-based learning goals for physics content, analysis of student work samples from a physics lesson, evidence-based identification of student strengths and needs, differentiated follow-up strategies, and implications for future instruction for specific students, specific units, and general instructional practice.