Audiogram - Medical Physics - MCQs

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Medical Physics Quiz am Audiogram - Medical Physics - MCQs, erstellt von Hussain Basheer am 23/11/2018.
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Frage 1

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Sound amplification in the outer ear (auditory canal)is affected by:
Antworten
  • Sound speed
  • Sound pressure
  • Sound amplitude

Frage 2

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Prolonged exposure to loud noise can cause permanent damage to:
Antworten
  • The air conductivity (of the ear)
  • The structure of the eardrum (tympanic membrane)
  • Inner ear

Frage 3

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The loss of elasticity (stiffening) of the tympanic membrane will result in:
Antworten
  • Increase of air conductivity
  • Decrease of hearing threshold
  • Decrease in the binaural effect

Frage 4

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Sound intensity level (dB) and Loudness (phones) will have the same magnitude at the following frequency: (ref. the equal-loudness graph, Fig.1)
Antworten
  • 20 Hz
  • 1000 Hz
  • 20 KHz

Frage 5

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Refer to the equal-loudness curve above. At frequency of 4000 Hz the perceived sound is:
Antworten
  • Louder than at 1000 Hz
  • The same as at 1000 Hz
  • Softer than at 1000 Hz

Frage 6

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Sound Intensity Level is proportional to the logarithm of the ratio of incoming to threshold intensity SIL = 10·Log (I/I0). If intensity is increased by a factor of 100, what is change in SIL?
Antworten
  • Increase by a factor of 10 (10 times)
  • Double (2 times)
  • Increase with 20 dB (plus 20dB)

Frage 7

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The sound intensity level in a room is 20 dB. A TV produces additional intensity level of 60 dB. What is the sound intensity in the room now?
Antworten
  • 80 dB
  • 40 dB
  • 60 dB

Frage 8

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Match the physical (objective) with the corresponding psychophysical (subjective) properties of the sound: (hint: multiple connections are possible) A) Frequency B) Intensity C) Acoustic Spectrum
Antworten
  • Frequency - Loudness Intensity - Timbre Acoustic Spectrum - Pitch
  • Intensity - Pitch Acoustic spectrum - Loudness Frequency - Timbre
  • Acoustic spectrum - Timbre Intensity - Loudness Frequency - Pitch

Frage 9

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Sound frequency is:
Antworten
  • Psychophysical property (subjective)
  • Physical property (objective)
  • Sound is measured in wavelength, and light is measured in frequency

Frage 10

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The fundamental harmonic (frequency f0) in a complex sound is characterized by:
Antworten
  • The lowest frequency and highest amplitude
  • The highest frequency and lowest amplitude
  • The highest frequency and highest amplitude

Frage 11

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The speed of sound is calculated by the Newton-Laplace formula √ , where K is the stiffness coefficient, and ρ is the density of the material. If the density of the substance doubles, the speed of propagating sound wave will:
Antworten
  • Increase
  • Decrease
  • Depends on the frequency

Frage 12

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What is the speed of sound in air?
Antworten
  • 330 m/s
  • 900 m/s
  • 1550 m/s

Frage 13

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Does absorption of sound and the corresponding penetration depth depend on the wavelength?
Antworten
  • No
  • It does. There is less absorption at longer wavelengths, and they propagate deeper
  • It does. There is less absorption at shorter wavelengths, and they propagate deeper

Frage 14

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Is it possible for internal organs to generate sounds that propagate to the skin, and are audible?
Antworten
  • No
  • Yes, organs produce sounds that propagate through the tissues and are audible at the skin
  • No, organs generate sounds but the waves are absorbed by the tissues and are inaudible at the skin

Frage 15

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Noise can be defined as:
Antworten
  • Intense sound with constant frequency
  • Directed sound waves with low intensity and changing modulation
  • Superposition of random sound vibrations, with frequency and amplitude constantly changing in time.

Frage 16

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Damping oscillations are:
Antworten
  • Oscillations with increasing amplitude
  • Oscillations with decreasing amplitude
  • Not related to amplitude

Frage 17

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If the amplitude of a wave doubles (x2), what would happen to the period?
Antworten
  • It will double
  • It will be halved
  • There will be no change

Frage 18

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which of the following mediums, sound waves cannot propagate?
Antworten
  • Gases
  • Liquids
  • Vacuum

Frage 19

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Which of the following waves are NOT mechanical?
Antworten
  • Light
  • Water waves
  • Sound waves

Frage 20

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A propagating sound wave transfers:
Antworten
  • Energy
  • Matter
  • Both, energy and matter

Frage 21

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Which of the following factors has the most significant effect on the speed of propagation of sound waves?
Antworten
  • Elastic properties of the medium
  • The size of the wave front
  • The pressure in gaseous environment

Frage 22

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Sound waves are:
Antworten
  • Mechanical waves
  • Electromagnetic waves
  • Gravitational waves

Frage 23

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The speed of sound (in non-dispersive medium):
Antworten
  • Depends on the properties of the propagating medium
  • Is always constant, independent of the medium
  • Decreases as sound moves away from the its source

Frage 24

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Human ear is most sensitive to frequencies (refer to equal-loudness curve):
Antworten
  • Below 1000 Hz
  • From 2000 Hz to 5000 Hz
  • Above 5000 Hz

Frage 25

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What is the meaning of 0 dB?
Antworten
  • There is no sound
  • The sound is below hearing threshold level
  • The sound is at threshold reference level

Frage 26

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Timbre is:
Antworten
  • Physical (objective) property of sound
  • Psychophysical (subjective) sound property
  • Type of wood found in North America

Frage 27

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The pitch of sound depends mostly on:
Antworten
  • Intensity of sound
  • Sound pressure
  • Sound frequency

Frage 28

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Which of the following does NOT have relevance to the reflection/transmission of sound waves?
Antworten
  • The acoustic impedance of substances at the boundary
  • The colors of substances near the boundary area
  • The cross sectional area of the boundary surface

Frage 29

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Timbre is related to:
Antworten
  • Harmonic overtones
  • Wooden instruments
  • Falling trees

Frage 30

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Weber-Fechner law (in psychophysics) describes a logarithmic relationship between the intensity of a sound wave and….:
Antworten
  • Acoustic pressure
  • The sound pitch
  • The perception of loudness

Frage 31

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Intensity is defined as:
Antworten
  • Power per area
  • Power per time
  • Energy per time

Frage 32

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When sound wave travels across two materials with similar acoustic impedance, at the boundary surface there will be:
Antworten
  • similar amounts of transmission and reflection
  • more transmission and less reflection
  • less transmission and more reflection

Frage 33

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The acoustic impedance Z of a substance is defined as the product of:
Antworten
  • The density and the atomic number of the element: ρZ
  • The density and the speed of sound: ρv
  • The temperature and the speed of sound: tv

Frage 34

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Why can’t we hear voices (speech) when submerged under water?
Antworten
  • Most of the sound is reflected at the air/water boundary
  • Sound waves do not propagate under water
  • Ear canals are clogged with water

Frage 35

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What property of sound is measured in decibels (dB)?
Antworten
  • Wavelength
  • Intensity level
  • Loudness

Frage 36

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If the period of a wave is 0.02 s, what is its frequency? (Hint: how often does it vibrate in one second?)
Antworten
  • 200 Hz
  • 100 Hz
  • 50 Hz

Frage 37

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A person screams in the mountain and hears the echo after 2 seconds. How far was the cliff that caused the reflection of the sound (echo)?
Antworten
  • 1020 m
  • 340m
  • 680m

Frage 38

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Which of the following properties of sound is measured in Hertz (Hz)?
Antworten
  • Power
  • Amplitude
  • Frequency

Frage 39

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When sound wave propagates between two media with similar impedance, there will be:
Antworten
  • Equal amounts of transmission and reflection
  • Be more transmission and less reflection
  • Be more reflection and less transmission

Frage 40

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The human ear is sensitive to frequencies in the range:
Antworten
  • 20 Hz – 20 MHz
  • 200 Hz – 20 kHz
  • 20 Hz – 2000 Hz

Frage 41

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What are the SI units for loudness?
Antworten
  • Sone
  • Phon
  • dB

Frage 42

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The speed of sound in the human body is approximately:
Antworten
  • 330 m/s
  • 1500 m/s
  • 6000 m/s

Frage 43

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The audiogram is a method for hearing loss evaluation by measuring the threshold hearing intensity of sound for different:
Antworten
  • Frequencies
  • Wavelengths
  • Amplitudes

Frage 44

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Pure tone is characterized by:
Antworten
  • Deviation from the equilibrium is proportional to the frequency
  • Constant velocity vector
  • Constant frequency

Frage 45

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When sound wave travels from air into the human body, what happens to its speed?
Antworten
  • Increases, because tissue has higher acoustic impedance
  • Decreases, because tissue has lower acoustic impedance
  • It doesn’t change because the speed of sound is constant
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