Wavelength
Metric System
Parameter of a wave
Acoustic Variables
Characteristics of a Wave
100
Frequency
What is the number of cycles that an acoustic variable goes through in 1 second of time?
100
1,000,000
What is one Megahertz = Hz?
100
Particle Motion
What is distance also referred to as?
100
A logarithmic power ratio
What is decibels?
200
Period
What is time it takes once cycle to occur?
200
10 to the negative ninth
What is 10 to the negative six multiplied by 10 to the negative three?
200
1540m/s
What is the propagation speed of a sound wave in soft tissue
200
pressure
What acoustic variable would have units of pascals?
200
This wave does not need a medium to travel through.
What is electromagnetic wave?
300
Wavelength, Amplitude, Period, Frequency, Velocity
What is characteristics which describe wave
300
Giga
What is the complementary pair of nano?
300
Intensity Power
What is equaled to amplitude squared?
300
Temperature
What is the acoustic variable with units of degrees Fahrenheit.
300
what is inversely proportional?
elasticity and compression relationship to stiffness
400
millimeters
What is the unit for wavelength?
400
descending order Hecto, nano, Kilo, Milli, Deci
What is Kilo, Hecto, Deci, Milli, nano
400
wavelength
What is the distance between cycles of peak compressions in a longitudinal wave?
400
Pressure Particle Motion Temperature Density
What are the four acoustic variables?
400
maximum + minimum / 2
What is Formula for amplitude
500
3MHz transducer wavelength in soft tissue
What is .513mm?
500
n
What is the symbol for nano?
500
power/beam area
What is the formula for intensity?
500
density
What is the acoustic variable of units of kg/cm^3
500
sound source and medium
wavelength is determined by what factors
M
e
n
u