{"id":548,"date":"2014-11-25T22:51:05","date_gmt":"2014-11-26T06:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oatcracker.com\/blog\/?p=548"},"modified":"2014-11-25T22:51:05","modified_gmt":"2014-11-26T06:51:05","slug":"oat-breakdown-physics-section","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oatcracker.com\/blog\/oat-breakdown-physics-section-2014-11-25\/","title":{"rendered":"OAT Breakdown: Physics Section!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>This is part 3 of a series breaking down the Optometry Admission Test.<\/strong><br \/>\nBe sure the check out all the breakdown down post because the OAT isn\u2019t really just one test but a battery of tests\/sections of the OAT: Survey of Natural Sciences, Reading Comprehension, Physics, and Quantitative Reasoning. Stressing out yet? Remember to think about <a href=\"http:\/\/oatcracker.com\/blog\/oat-study-tips-2014-10-29\/\">silly T-Rexes (and the OAT Study Tips)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Anyway, let\u2019s talk the Physics section!<\/h3>\n<p>This section will be right after your scheduled break so bright side is that you\u2019ll have a little brain break before all the physics and quant reasoning. The Physics section has <strong>40 questions and you have 50 minutes<\/strong>. It&#8217;ll fly by so make the time count!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are the formulas provided on the test:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-550\" src=\"http:\/\/oatcracker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/OAT-Physics-Formulas.png\" alt=\"OAT Physics Formulas\" width=\"605\" height=\"71\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oatcracker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/OAT-Physics-Formulas.png 759w, https:\/\/oatcracker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/OAT-Physics-Formulas-300x35.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Has it been a while since you took Physics? Maybe you didn\u2019t do so well? Now is the time to brush up and luckily there are specific and explicit areas to review\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Items to be covered:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Units and Vectors<\/li>\n<li>Linear Kinematics<\/li>\n<li>Statics<\/li>\n<li>Dynamics<\/li>\n<li>Rotational Motion<\/li>\n<li>Energy and Momentum<\/li>\n<li>Simple Harmonic Motion<\/li>\n<li>Waves<\/li>\n<li>Fluid Statics<\/li>\n<li>Thermal Energy and Thermodynamics<\/li>\n<li>Electrostatics<\/li>\n<li>D.C. Circuits Magnetism<\/li>\n<li>Optics<\/li>\n<li>Modern Physics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind your <em>scores are based on the number of correct responses<\/em> so work through the section by answering the questions you know\/<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the easy ones first<\/span>. Then since you\u2019re <em>not penalized for guessing<\/em>, save the harder questions for the end getting all the points you can!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sample Question:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-551\" src=\"http:\/\/oatcracker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/OAT-Sample-Question.png\" alt=\"Physics Sample Question\" width=\"373\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oatcracker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/OAT-Sample-Question.png 475w, https:\/\/oatcracker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/OAT-Sample-Question-300x152.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Spoiler Alert: the answer is C and notice the not-so-straight-forward answer choices so keep sharp! Having a section specifically for Physics on OAT is actually pretty special among the different health professions admission tests and it\u2019s a doozy. With the right preparation and keeping the <a href=\"http:\/\/oatcracker.com\/blog\/oat-study-motivation-2014-08-16\/\">motivation<\/a> up, <strong>YOU CAN CONQUER!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is part 3 of a series breaking down the Optometry Admission Test. Be sure the check out all the breakdown down post because the OAT isn\u2019t really just one test but a battery of tests\/sections of the OAT: Survey of Natural Sciences, Reading Comprehension, Physics, and Quantitative Reasoning. Stressing out yet? 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