Physics PLDs by exam
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Which PLD a question best matches is a judgment call by the wiki's editors. NYSED does not publish official mappings of exam questions to performance levels.
This page shows the performance level of every question on each released Physics Regents exam, organized by standard. Each number in the table is the PLD level (1–5) assigned to one question; click a number to open that question. Levels are listed from lowest to highest within each cell. The full PLD text and question stems are on Physics questions by performance level.
Performance levels by standard and exam
| Standard | Topic | June 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| HS-PS1-8 | Nuclear Processes | 3, 3 |
| HS-PS2-1 | Newton's Laws | 1, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4 |
| HS-PS2-2 | Conservation of Momentum | 4 |
| HS-PS2-3 | Design For Collision Safety | 1, 2 |
| HS-PS2-4 | Gravitational and Electrostatic Forces | 1, 1, 2, 3 |
| HS-PS3-1 | Energy Conservation | 3 |
| HS-PS3-2 | Kinetic and Potential Energy | 1, 2, 3 |
| HS-PS3-3 | Energy Conversion Devices | 1, 1, 1, 2 |
| HS-PS3-4 | Thermal Energy and Heat | 1, 2 |
| HS-PS3-5 | Forces and Fields | 2 |
| HS-PS3-6 | Ohm's Law and Circuits | 1, 2, 4 |
| HS-PS4-1 | Wave Properties | 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4 |
| HS-PS4-2 | Digital Transmission of Information | 1, 2, 3 |
| HS-PS4-3 | Wave-Particle Duality | 2 |
| HS-PS4-4 | Electromagnetic Radiation and Matter | 3 |
| HS-PS4-5 | Waves and Technology | 1 |
| HS-PS4-6 | Lenses and Mirrors | 1, 4 |
| HS-ESS1-2 | Big Bang Theory | 3 |
| HS-ETS1-1 | Analyzing Global Challenges | 2 |
| HS-ETS1-2 | Breaking Down Complex Problems | 2 |
| HS-ETS1-3 | Evaluating Solutions and Trade-offs | 1 |
| HS-ETS1-4 | Modeling Solutions with Simulations | — |
| Totals (L1 / L2 / L3 / L4 / L5) | 17 / 13 / 14 / 6 / 0 | |
Distribution by level
| Level | June 2026 |
|---|---|
| Level 1 | 17 (34%) |
| Level 2 | 13 (26%) |
| Level 3 | 14 (28%) |
| Level 4 | 6 (12%) |
| Level 5 | 0 (0%) |
| Questions | 50 |
| Mean level | 2.18 |
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