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PHYSICS\u003Cbr>Sample Questions and Responsesand Scoring Information |  |\n\nCopyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s) . All rights reserved.  \nEvaluation Systems, Pearson, P.O. Box 226, Amherst, MA 01004  \nCalifornia Subject Examinations for Teachers, CSET, and the CSET logo are trademarks of the  \nCommission on Teacher Credentialing and Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s) . Pearson and its logo are trademarks, in the U.S. and/or other countries, of Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s) .  \nCS-TG-QR123X-07  \nSample Test Questions for CSET: Science Subtest III: Physics  \nBelow is a set of multiple-choice questions and constructed-response questions that are similar to the questions you will see on CSET: Science Subtest III: Physics. You are encouraged to respond to the questions without looking at the responses provided in the next section. Record your responses on a sheet of paper and compare them with the provided responses.  \nScientific calculators will be provided for the examinees taking General Science Subtests I and II, as well as the specialty subtests of Biology/Life Science, Chemistry, Earth and Planetary Science, and Physics. Refer to the California Educator Credentialing Examinations website for a list of the calculator models that may be provided. Directions for the use of the calculator will not be provided at the test administration. You will not be allowed to use your own calculator for CSET: Science subtests.  \nCONSTANTS  \nDescription Value  \nAcceleration of gravity on Earth (g) 9.8 m/s2  \nSpeed of light in a vacuum (c) 3.00 × 108 m/s  \nPlanck's constant (h) 6.63 × 10–34 J⋅s = 4.14 ×10–15 eV⋅s  \nElectron rest mass 9.11 × 10–31 kg  \nProton rest mass 1.67 × 10–27 kg  \nCharge of electron –1.60 × 10–19 C  \nCoulomb's constant (ke) 9.0 × 109 N⋅m2/C2  \nBoltzmann's constant (k) 1.38 × 10–23 J/K  \nGas constant (R) L⋅kPa  \n8.31  \nmol⋅K  \nGravitational constant ( G) 6.67 × 10–11 N⋅m2/kg2  \nTRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS  \nDescription  \nValue  \nsine 30°  \nsine 45°  \nsine 60° cosine 30°  \ncosine 45°  \ncosine 60°  \n0.500  \n0.707  \n0.866  \n0.866  \n0.707  \n0.500  \nFORMULAS  \nDescription  \nQuadratic formula  \nConstant acceleration  \nCircular motion  \nSpring  \nPendulum  \nSpeed of waves in a string  \nStanding wave condition for a string fixed at both ends  \nStanding wave condition for a string fixed atone end  \nDoppler effect  \nFormula  \n–b ± b2 – 4ac  \n2a  \nv = vi + atx = xi + vit + 12at 2  \nv2f – v2i = 2a(xf–xi ) a = vr2  \nθ = θi + ωit + 12 αt2  \nω = ωi + αtv = rω a = rα  \nτ = Iα F = –kx PE = 12kx2  \nT = 2π m  \nkf = 21π k  \nm  \nω2 = km T = 2π L  \ng  \nω2 = gL  \nv =  \nT  \nµ  \n2L = nλ, n is an integer  \n4L = nλ, n is odd  \nf ' = f0􀂩􀂨􀂧 VV VV0s􀂷􀂹􀂸  \nFORMULAS (continued)  \n\n| Description | Formula |\n| --- | --- |\n| Optics | n 1 sin θ 1 = n2 sin θ2\u003Cbr>n = cv\u003Cbr>1f = 1p + 1q |\n| Thermodynamics | ∆ U = nCv ∆T\u003Cbr>∆Q = mc ∆T PV = nRT 12 m–v2 = 32kT |\n| Magnetism | F = qv × B\u003Cbr>F = IB × B |\n| Electricity | F = kqr12q2\u003Cbr>V = IR\u003Cbr>P = IVE = Fq V = ~~ ~~Wq Q = CV |\n\nNOTES FOR PHYSICS TEST  \nNot all formulas necessary are listed, nor are all formulas listed used on this test.  \nIn questions on electricity and magnetism, the term current refers to \"conventional current\" and the use of the right-hand rule is assumed.  \nWhile attention has been paid to significant figures, no answer should be considered incorrect solely because of the number of significant figures.  \n1. A ball is thrown with an initial velocity of 20 m/s at an angle of 30° above the horizontal. What is the instantaneous vertical velocity of the ball when it is 5.1 m above the release point? (g = 9.8 m/s2)  \nA. 0.2 m/s  \nB. 6.6 m/s  \nC. 10 m/s  \nD. 17 m/s  \n2. A uniform disk with a mass of 20 kg and radius of 1.5 m is fixed by a pivot at its center. From rest, the disk undergoes an angular acceleration of 0.50 rad/s2. 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