Chapter 2 SPI Study Guide

What do waves transfer from one location to another?

• Matter

• Molecules

• Energy

• Water

Which of the following best describes sound waves?

• A series of compression and rarefactions

• Waves that are heard by man

• Movement of molecules and energy from one location to another

• Waves that are used to make images of anatomy

Which of the following terms doesn't belong with the others?

• Compression

• Region of high density

• Region of high pressure

• Wide molecular spacing

Variations in all of the following identify specific waves as acoustic waves except:

• Pressure

• Parameters

• Density

• Acoustic Variables

All of the following are true of sound waves except:

• They are acoustic

• They are pressure waves

• They are transverse

• They move energy

All of the following are acoustic parameters except:

• Pressure

• Period

• Propagation Speed

• Frequency

Which of the following best describe sound waves?

• Transverse, pressure waves

• Transverse, longitudinal waves

• Longitudinal, out-of-phase waves

• Longitudinal, pressure waves

True or False

Acoustic variables allow us to determine which waves are sound waves and which are not

• True

• False

True or False

Acoustic parameters are used to describe the features of sound waves.

• True

• False

Many forms of waves exist except

• Heat

• Sound

• Water

• Magnetic

• Light