ORT Physics study guide
ORT Physics · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The ORT Physics examination is a subject assessment for candidates who need to demonstrate working competence in physics at the level taught in post-16 or early undergraduate programmes. It is typically taken by students preparing for university entrance or by candidates who need a standalone physics credential for further study or employment. The ORT Physics study guide has 6 sections and about 2,258 words.
01Mechanics and Motion
Mechanics and Motion on ORT Physics tests how fluently you move between describing motion (kinematics) and explaining it through forces, momentum and energy. Questions tend to be short calculations with conceptual distractors rather than long derivations.
389 words, about 2 min02Thermodynamics and Kinetic Theory
Thermodynamics and Kinetic Theory on ORT Physics checks whether you can separate heat from temperature, apply energy conservation to thermal changes, and connect macroscopic gas laws to the microscopic particle model. Temperature measures the average random kinetic energy of particles.
400 words, about 2 min03Electricity and Magnetism
Electricity and Magnetism on ORT Physics tests circuit analysis with real sources, the relationship between current, voltage and resistance, and the field ideas behind magnetic forces and electromagnetic induction. Ohm's law V = IR applies to ohmic conductors at constant temperature; resistance R = ρL/A.
381 words, about 2 min04Optics
Optics on ORT Physics tests ray behaviour at boundaries, image formation by lenses, and the wave evidence for interference and diffraction. Many marks are lost through sign conventions and unit slips rather than through difficult physics.
366 words, about 2 min05Atomic and Nuclear Physics
Atomic and Nuclear Physics on ORT Physics tests the photon model, discrete energy levels, the photoelectric effect, radioactive decay and binding energy. You need to handle powers of ten and unit conversions confidently.
359 words, about 2 min06Laboratory Methods and Data Analysis
Laboratory Methods and Data Analysis on ORT Physics tests whether you can design a valid measurement, treat uncertainties honestly, and extract a physical result from a graph. It rewards precision of language as much as arithmetic.
363 words, about 2 min