High energy photons are projected onto
the body part which is being x-rayed
The photons cause a chemical reaction in
the exposed areas of film to reveal the bone
An ionising type of radiation
This can cause cancer or death
Safety precautions
Warning lights to show
x-ray production
Shielding the x-ray
source with lead
Wearing lead aprons
X-ray film badge to show
high levels of radiation
Ultrasound
Human hearing range 20Hz - 20,000Hz
The reflection
When ultrasound is transmitted from one medium to another. Some of
the sound is reflected and some is absorbed. Gel is used to avoid the air
medium as the Ultrasound will travel at a different speed through the air
Distance (S) = Speed of Sound (V) x Time taken (T)
Uses
Foetus imaging
Shattering kidney stones
Sonar
CT Scans (Computerised Tomography)
X-Ray machine spins around
The body is moved through the machine
Advantages
Produces a 3D image
Distinguishes between different tissues
Disadvantages
High exposure to X-ray radiation
Equipment is expensive
Lenses
Refraction
Refractive Index = Sin i / Sin r
When light changes direction whilst
passing from one medium to another
Critical Angle - The angle of incidence where the
refracted ray makes 90° with the normal line
Convex Lens
Convex Ray Diagram
Real image
Inverted
Bigger
Concave Lens
Concave Ray Diagram (Magnifying Glass)
Virtual image
Upright
Smaller
The Eye
Range of Vision
The ciliary muscles change the
shape of the less to allow the eye to
focus on object at various distances
Close Objects - The muscles contract and the lens becomes rounder
Distant Objects - The muscles relax and the lens becomes thinner
Correcting Eyesight Problems
Convex lens is used to correct long sight
Concave lens is used to correct short sight
Lens Power (Dioptres) = 1 / Focal Length (Metres)
Mass
Centre of Mass - The point at which the
whole mass of an object is concentrated
Pendulum
Period (Seconds) = 1 / Frequency (Hertz)
The period is increased by
the length of string only
A cycle is from one
position and returning to it
Turning Effect and Moments
Moment = Force (Newtons) x Distance to pivot (Metres)
Levers - Force multipliers
Stability
An object is stable as long as the line of action of its weight passes through the base
Hydraulics
Pressure (Pa) = Force (N) / Area (M^2)
Pressure in a liquid acts equally in all directions
Liquids are incompressible
Circular Motion
When moving in a circle an object is constantly
changing direction thus it is accelerating
The acceleration acts towards
the centre of the circle
The force which cause the
acceleration is Centripetal Force
Electromagnetic Fields
Electromagnets
The wire is usually wound
around a bar made of soft iron
To increase the force
Increase the current
Increase the number of turns in the wire
The Motor Effect
To Increase the force
Increase the current
Increase the strength
of the magnetic field
There is no force if the current
is parallel to the field direction
The Motor
The split ring commutator swaps the battery
connections every half turn to enable the coil
to keep rotating in the same direction
Electromagnetic Induction
1. A conductor cuts through a magnetic field
2. If the wire is part of a complete circuit, a
potential difference is induced in the wire