https://nyssls.info/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Physics_PLDs_by_exam Physics PLDs by exam - Revision history 2026-10-24T08:34:50Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.35.9 https://nyssls.info/index.php?title=Physics_PLDs_by_exam&diff=7328&oldid=prev Conradrichman: New page: performance level of every question on each released exam, by standard 2026-10-23T15:24:55Z <p>New page: performance level of every question on each released exam, by standard</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{PLDnotice}}<br /> <br /> 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]].<br /> <br /> == Performance levels by standard and exam ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot; style=&quot;font-size:0.95em;&quot;<br /> ! Standard !! Topic !! [[June 2026 Physics Exam|June 2026]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[HS-PS1-8]] || Nuclear Processes || &lt;span title=&quot;Question 23&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Emission Spectra and Nuclear Fusion#q3|3]]&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span title=&quot;Question 24&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Emission Spectra and Nuclear Fusion#q4|3]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | [[HS-PS2-1]] || Newton's Laws || &lt;span title=&quot;Question 39&quot;&gt;[[Questions:From Astro Blaster to Supernova#q4|1]]&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span title=&quot;Question 3&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Pendulum Motion#q3|2]]&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span title=&quot;Question 4&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Pendulum Motion#q4|3]]&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span title=&quot;Question 5&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Pendulum Motion#q5|3]]&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span title=&quot;Question 18&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Motorcycle Helmets#q4|3]]&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span title=&quot;Question 50&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Charged Drops#q5|3]]&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span title=&quot;Question 37&quot;&gt;[[Questions:From Astro Blaster to Supernova#q2|4]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | [[HS-PS2-2]] || Conservation of Momentum || &lt;span title=&quot;Question 38&quot;&gt;[[Questions:From Astro Blaster to Supernova#q3|4]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | [[HS-PS2-3]] || Design For Collision Safety || &lt;span title=&quot;Question 20&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Motorcycle Helmets#q6|1]]&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span title=&quot;Question 17&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Motorcycle Helmets#q3|2]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | [[HS-PS2-4]] || Gravitational and Electrostatic Forces || &lt;span title=&quot;Question 30&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Flashlight Physics#q1|1]]&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span title=&quot;Question 47&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Charged Drops#q2|1]]&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span title=&quot;Question 46&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Charged Drops#q1|2]]&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span title=&quot;Question 49&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Charged Drops#q4|3]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | [[HS-PS3-1]] || Energy Conservation || &lt;span title=&quot;Question 36&quot;&gt;[[Questions:From Astro Blaster to Supernova#q1|3]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | [[HS-PS3-2]] || Kinetic and Potential Energy || &lt;span title=&quot;Question 1&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Pendulum Motion#q1|1]]&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span title=&quot;Question 19&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Motorcycle Helmets#q5|2]]&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span title=&quot;Question 2&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Pendulum Motion#q2|3]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | [[HS-PS3-3]] || Energy Conversion Devices || &lt;span title=&quot;Question 11&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Heat Exchange#q1|1]]&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span title=&quot;Question 16&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Motorcycle Helmets#q2|1]]&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span title=&quot;Question 27&quot;&gt;[[Questions:The Cell Phone#q3|1]]&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span title=&quot;Question 12&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Heat Exchange#q2|2]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | [[HS-PS3-4]] || Thermal Energy and Heat || &lt;span title=&quot;Question 13&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Heat Exchange#q3|1]]&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span title=&quot;Question 14&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Heat Exchange#q4|2]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | [[HS-PS3-5]] || Forces and Fields || &lt;span title=&quot;Question 48&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Charged Drops#q3|2]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | [[HS-PS3-6]] || Ohm's Law and Circuits || &lt;span title=&quot;Question 34&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Flashlight Physics#q5|1]]&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span title=&quot;Question 33&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Flashlight Physics#q4|2]]&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span title=&quot;Question 32&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Flashlight Physics#q3|4]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | [[HS-PS4-1]] || Wave Properties || &lt;span title=&quot;Question 8&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Kidney Stone Detection and Removal#q3|1]]&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span title=&quot;Question 31&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Flashlight Physics#q2|1]]&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span title=&quot;Question 43&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Voice Recognition Software#q3|1]]&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span title=&quot;Question 44&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Voice Recognition Software#q4|2]]&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span title=&quot;Question 7&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Kidney Stone Detection and Removal#q2|3]]&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span title=&quot;Question 22&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Emission Spectra and Nuclear Fusion#q2|3]]&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span title=&quot;Question 10&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Kidney Stone Detection and Removal#q5|4]]&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span title=&quot;Question 26&quot;&gt;[[Questions:The Cell Phone#q2|4]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | [[HS-PS4-2]] || Digital Transmission of Information || &lt;span title=&quot;Question 41&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Voice Recognition Software#q1|1]]&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span title=&quot;Question 42&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Voice Recognition Software#q2|2]]&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span title=&quot;Question 45&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Voice Recognition Software#q5|3]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | [[HS-PS4-3]] || Wave-Particle Duality || &lt;span title=&quot;Question 9&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Kidney Stone Detection and Removal#q4|2]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | [[HS-PS4-4]] || Electromagnetic Radiation and Matter || &lt;span title=&quot;Question 29&quot;&gt;[[Questions:The Cell Phone#q5|3]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | [[HS-PS4-5]] || Waves and Technology || &lt;span title=&quot;Question 6&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Kidney Stone Detection and Removal#q1|1]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | [[HS-PS4-6]] || Lenses and Mirrors || &lt;span title=&quot;Question 28&quot;&gt;[[Questions:The Cell Phone#q4|1]]&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span title=&quot;Question 25&quot;&gt;[[Questions:The Cell Phone#q1|4]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | [[HS-ESS1-2]] || Big Bang Theory || &lt;span title=&quot;Question 21&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Emission Spectra and Nuclear Fusion#q1|3]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | [[HS-ETS1-1]] || Analyzing Global Challenges || &lt;span title=&quot;Question 35&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Flashlight Physics#q6|2]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | [[HS-ETS1-2]] || Breaking Down Complex Problems || &lt;span title=&quot;Question 15&quot;&gt;[[Questions:Motorcycle Helmets#q1|2]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | [[HS-ETS1-3]] || Evaluating Solutions and Trade-offs || &lt;span title=&quot;Question 40&quot;&gt;[[Questions:From Astro Blaster to Supernova#q5|1]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | [[HS-ETS1-4]] || Modeling Solutions with Simulations || &lt;span style=&quot;color:#72777d;&quot;&gt;—&lt;/span&gt;<br /> |- class=&quot;sortbottom&quot; style=&quot;font-weight:bold; background:#f3f7fb;&quot;<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot; | Totals (L1 / L2 / L3 / L4 / L5) || 17 / 13 / 14 / 6 / 0<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Distribution by level ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; style=&quot;text-align:center;&quot;<br /> ! Level !! June 2026<br /> |-<br /> ! Level 1<br /> | 17 (34%)<br /> |-<br /> ! Level 2<br /> | 13 (26%)<br /> |-<br /> ! Level 3<br /> | 14 (28%)<br /> |-<br /> ! Level 4<br /> | 6 (12%)<br /> |-<br /> ! Level 5<br /> | 0 (0%)<br /> |- style=&quot;font-weight:bold; background:#f3f7fb;&quot;<br /> ! Questions<br /> | 50<br /> |- style=&quot;background:#f3f7fb;&quot;<br /> ! Mean level<br /> | 2.18<br /> |}<br /> <br /> {{Pagecontributors}}</div> Conradrichman