Ultrasound Quiz 1

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Sound can propagate as:
1 Longitudinal waves
Shear waves
Surface waves
All of the above

Longitudinal waves are also called:

2 Surface waves
Pressure waves
Compressional waves
Both B and C are correct

Contact transducers often incorporate a:

3 Composite frequency adjustment
Vibration suppressor
Wear plate
Phase adjustment sensor

In the transverse or shear wave, the particles:

4 Move in an elliptical pattern
Oscillate at a right angle to the direction of wave propagation
Oscillate parallel to the direction of wave propagation
Do not actually move

Shear waves do not propagate in:

5 Solids
Gases
Liquids
Both B and C are correct

Surface or Rayleigh waves travelling along the surface of relative thick

6 solid material, penetrate to a depth of approximately:
One wavelength
Two wavelengths
Three wavelengths
Infinite wavelengths

As frequency increases, sound tends to:

7 Become more compressed
Scatter more from large or course grain structure
Convert to a different wave mode
Become more penetrating

DAC stands for:

8
 Distance Application Code
Direct Amplitude Code
Distance Amplitude Correction
Divergence Application Couplant

The combined effect of scattering and absorption is called:

9 Shear factor
Propagation
Attenuation
Impedance

In order to have a reasonable chance at detecting a discontinuity, the

10 reflective surface of the discontinuity must have a dimension that is at
least as long as ________ wavelength.
One-half
One
Two
0ne-quarter

Which of the following waves is able to follow a surface around a

11 curve?
A longitudinal wave
A shear wave
A surface wave
A Lamb wave

The active element of most acoustic transducers used today is:

12 Lithium
Piezoelectric ceramic
Sulfide
Quartz

The terms used to describe a technique s ability to locate flaws are:

13 Sensitivity and penetration
Space and time
Sensitivity and resolution
Frequency and size

Which of the following could influence the behavior of a transducer?

14 Electrical construction
Material construction
Mechanical construction
All of the above

The bandwidth of a transducer is often determined by evaluating the

15 frequency domain plot of a transduce and determining the frequences
that are _______ below the amplitude of the peak frequency.
3 dB
6 dB
 9 dB
12 dB

Which of the following waves is only able to travel through a thin

16 section of material?
A longitudinal wave
A shear waves
A surface wave
A lamb wave

When a wave encounters an interface at an oblique angle, what takes

17 place at the interface due to the different sound velocities of the two
materials?
Attenuation
Refraction
Beam spread
Beam impedance

What part of the ultrasonic machine generates short, large-amplitude

18 pulses of controlled energy?
Pulser
Amplifier
Transducer
Scanner

The ability to locate discontinuities that are close together within the
19 material is called:
Resolution
Sensitivity
Effectiveness
Phase delay

The ability to locate a small discontinuity is called:

20 Resolution
Sensitivity
Wavelength
Frequency

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