2024 PHYSICS (DISTANCE, TIME,
WAVE AND FREQUENCY) UNIT 1
EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
The ARDMS SPI exam includes ______ multiple choice questions - CORRECT-
ANSWERS110
A science that deals with matter and energy and their actions is called. -
CORRECT-ANSWERSPhysics
How ultrasound works and how ultrasound interacts with its medium is called
- CORRECT-ANSWERSUltrasound physics
For most materials, as ____ increases, the ____ increases much faster. This
non-linear relationship results in more dense materials typically having much
higher propagation velocities - CORRECT-ANSWERSdensity; stiffness
A ____ is a device that converts energy from one form into another, in
ultrasound this process uses _____ _____ to convert energy pulses to sound -
CORRECT-ANSWERStransducer, piezoelectric crystals
The ____ and _____ of the electrical pulse cross the crystals and determine
the ____ and _____ of the wave going into tissues - CORRECT-
ANSWERSamplitude; power; amplitude, power
When referring to ____ in ultrasound, the term is being used in reference to
transmit voltage which drives the transducer crystal elements - CORRECT-
ANSWERSamplitude
Amplitude is comparable to _____, it is considered a _____ of an acoustic
variable or of voltage - CORRECT-ANSWERSloudness; magnitude
Amplitude is formally defined as the max variation of a variable from it's
mean value, the formula for this equation can be written as - CORRECT-
ANSWERSmax-mean
mean-min
max-min/2
____ increases the amplitude of returning echos, _____ are fine tuning this
process - CORRECT-ANSWERSGain, TGC
, In terms of sound, _____ corresponds to volume and ____ corresponds to pitch
- CORRECT-ANSWERSamplitude, frequency
Amplitude is initially determined by the ___ ____, but changes based on
characteristics of the sound wave and medium; amplitude can/cannot be
adjusted by the sonographer - CORRECT-ANSWERSsound source, can (so is
power)
_____ is a measure of how much work or energy is expended over time, it
represents the total energy in a ____ and is measured in _____ - CORRECT-
ANSWERSpower, beam, watts
Power is proportional to _______ squared and directly proportional to _____ -
CORRECT-ANSWERSamplitude; intensity
Intensity is synonymous with _______ of sound and is calculated by -
CORRECT-ANSWERSloudness; power/area
Intensity is adjusted by the sonographer through which ultrasound control -
CORRECT-ANSWERSfocus (mostly), but also through power and amplitude
A ______ is a number that produces a value of 1 when multiplied (1/x by x/1) -
CORRECT-ANSWERSreciprocal
Common display modes available in sonography are (5) - CORRECT-
ANSWERSB-mode
M-mode
A-mode
color doppler
spectral doppler
In sonography graphing - The horizontal axis usually represents ____and the
vertical axis represents ____ or ______ - CORRECT-ANSWERStime; strength;
speed
_____ _____ is using powers of 10 to simplify large and small numbers -
CORRECT-ANSWERSscientific notation
mega (M) represents - CORRECT-ANSWERS1,000,000 or 10^6
kilo (k) represents - CORRECT-ANSWERS1,000 or 10^3
centi (c) represents - CORRECT-ANSWERS0.01 or 10^-2
milli (m) represents - CORRECT-ANSWERS0.001 or 10^-3
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