another name for compressional name is_______ - CORRECT ANSWER-Longitudinal
Wave
the piezoelectric material in a search unit which vibrates to produce ultrasonic waves is
called a _______ - CORRECT ANSWER-Crystal
the amount of beam divergence from a crystal is primarily dependent on the
__________ - CORRECT ANSWER-Frequency and Crystal Size
when an ultrasonic beam passes through the interface between two dissimilar materials
at an angle, a new angle of sound travel takes place in the second material due to
________ - CORRECT ANSWER-Refraction
25 million cycles per second can also be stated as ______ - CORRECT ANSWER-25
MHz
which of the following materials of the same alloy is most likely to produce the greatest
amount of sound attenuation over a given distance? - CORRECT ANSWER-A Coarse-
Grained Casting
when the motion of the particles of a medium is parallel to the direction of propagation,
the wave being transmitted is called a _________ - CORRECT ANSWER-Longitudinal
Wave
when the motion of the particles of a medium is transverse to the direction of
propagation, the wave being transmitted is called a ____________ - CORRECT
ANSWER-Shear Wave
a term used in ultrasonics to express the rate at which sound waves pass through
various substances is _________ - CORRECT ANSWER-Velocity
when a vertical indication has reached the maximum signal height which can be
displayed or viewed on the CRT of an ultrasonic instrument, the indication is said to
have reached its _______ - CORRECT ANSWER-Vertical Level
in an A-scan presentation the horizontal base line represents _____ - CORRECT
ANSWER-Elapsed Time or Distance