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Understanding Ultrasound Physics Fourth Edition -
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Which term is the reciprocal of mega?
A. nano
B. kilo
C. macro
D. micro - Answer-d. micro
How can the volume of an irregularly shaped object be
measured most accurately?
a. by visual inspection
b. by its weight
c. by immersing it in water
d. by ultrasound scanning it - Answer-c. by immersing it in
water
What term is used to describe the effects of an ultrasound
wave on living tissues?
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a. toxic effects
b. acoustic propagation properties
c. biological effects
d. transmission properties - Answer-c. biological effects
As sound travels through a medium, what term describes
the effects of the medium on the sound wave?
a. toxic effects
b. acoustic propagation properties
c. bioeffects
d. transmission properties - Answer-b. acoustic
propagation properties
Which of the following is true of all waves?
a. they travel through a medium
b. all carry energy from one site to another
c. their amplitudes do not change
d. they travel in a straight line - Answer-b. they all carry
energy from one site to another
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Which of the following types of waves do not require a
medium in order to propagate? (More than one answer
may be correct).
a. light
b. heat
c. sound
d. television - Answer-A. light
B. heat
D. television
Which of the following describes the characteristics of a
sound wave?
a. longitudinal, non-mechanical
b. mechanical, transverse
c. transverse, acoustic
d. mechanical, longitudinal - Answer-d. mechanical,
longitudinal
Sound is best described as _____.
A. a series of compressions and rarefactions
B. a transverse wave
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C. a wave humans can hear
D. an oblique displacement of acoustic energy - Answer-a.
a series of compressions and rarefactions
All of the following are true about sounds waves except:
a. they are mechanical
b. they are transverse
c. they carry energy from place to place
d. they generally travel in a straight line - Answer-b. they
are transverse
Which of the following 8 selections are acoustic variables?
1. frequency
2. pressure
3. propagation speed
4. wavelength
5. voltage
6. intensity
7. motion of particles in the wave
8. density - Answer-2. pressure
7. motion of particles in the wave
Understanding Ultrasound Physics Fourth Edition -
Edelman (2026/2027) Exam ||Verified Exam!!!|| Most
Recent Exam Actual Complete Real Exam Questions
And Correct Answers (Verified Answers) Already
Graded A+ | Guaranteed Success!! Newest Exam!!!
Which term is the reciprocal of mega?
A. nano
B. kilo
C. macro
D. micro - Answer-d. micro
How can the volume of an irregularly shaped object be
measured most accurately?
a. by visual inspection
b. by its weight
c. by immersing it in water
d. by ultrasound scanning it - Answer-c. by immersing it in
water
What term is used to describe the effects of an ultrasound
wave on living tissues?
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a. toxic effects
b. acoustic propagation properties
c. biological effects
d. transmission properties - Answer-c. biological effects
As sound travels through a medium, what term describes
the effects of the medium on the sound wave?
a. toxic effects
b. acoustic propagation properties
c. bioeffects
d. transmission properties - Answer-b. acoustic
propagation properties
Which of the following is true of all waves?
a. they travel through a medium
b. all carry energy from one site to another
c. their amplitudes do not change
d. they travel in a straight line - Answer-b. they all carry
energy from one site to another
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Which of the following types of waves do not require a
medium in order to propagate? (More than one answer
may be correct).
a. light
b. heat
c. sound
d. television - Answer-A. light
B. heat
D. television
Which of the following describes the characteristics of a
sound wave?
a. longitudinal, non-mechanical
b. mechanical, transverse
c. transverse, acoustic
d. mechanical, longitudinal - Answer-d. mechanical,
longitudinal
Sound is best described as _____.
A. a series of compressions and rarefactions
B. a transverse wave
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C. a wave humans can hear
D. an oblique displacement of acoustic energy - Answer-a.
a series of compressions and rarefactions
All of the following are true about sounds waves except:
a. they are mechanical
b. they are transverse
c. they carry energy from place to place
d. they generally travel in a straight line - Answer-b. they
are transverse
Which of the following 8 selections are acoustic variables?
1. frequency
2. pressure
3. propagation speed
4. wavelength
5. voltage
6. intensity
7. motion of particles in the wave
8. density - Answer-2. pressure
7. motion of particles in the wave
