Meena International Training Assessment – 2
Training and Certification Division Issue Date 07/08/2020
ULTRASONIC TESTING – Level 2 Page No. 1 of 4
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Note: You may need to read a head in the notes to answer some of these questions.
1. The time required to perform one complete cycle is called the:
a) Period
b) Frequency
c) Wavelength
d) Velocity
2. Ultrasonic vibrations are generally defined as having a frequency above:
a) 5,000 cps
b) 20,000 cps
c) 100,000 cps
d) 1,000,000 cps
3. Wavelength is defined as:
a) The distance a Wave travels to the back surface of the specimen
b) The distance a Wave from advanced while a particle makes on complete vibration or orbit
c) The number of cycles produced per second
d) The time required for a wave to reach a certain point in the specimen
4. Definite relationship exists among the three factors; velocity, frequency and wavelength. This
relationship is expressed by the formula.
a) F=λ x V
b) λ = V/F
c) F=D/ λ
d) λ=V-F
5. Acoustic impedance is defined as
a) The product of material density and wave velocity
b) The ratio of material density to wave velocity
c) The ratio of wave velocity to sound density
d) The product of velocity and frequency
6. The purpose of a couplant is to:
a) Filter undesirable reflections from the specimen
b) Tune transducer to the correct operating frequency
c) Reduce attenuation within the specimen
d) Transmit ultrasonic waves from the transducer to the specimen.
7. A couplant can be:
a) Water
b) Oil
c) A plastic material
d) All of these
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8. The formula expressing the angle of refraction of a sound beam passing from one material to
another is:
a) sin a X Velocity a X sin b = Velocity b
b) sin a / Velocity b / sin b = Velocity a
c) sin a X Velocity a / sin b = Velocity b
d) sin a / sin b = velocity a / velocity b
9. The angle of reflection of an ultrasonic beam is:
a) Equal to the angle of incidence
b) Approximately four times the angle of incidence
c) Approximately half the angle of incidence
d) Equal to the angle of refraction
10. Longitudinal (compression) waves produce vibrations which are:
a) In the same direction as the motion of the sound
b) Perpendicular to the motion of the sound
c) Elliptical
d) Symmetrical
11. Shear or transverse waves are described as having:
a) Particle motion normal (90) to direction of propagation and a velocity approximately half that of
longitudinal waves
b) Exceptionally high sensitivity due to low attenuation resulting from longer wavelengths when
propagating through water.
c) A Velocity approximately twice that of surface waves in the direction of propagation
d) Particle motion perpendicular (90) to the direction of propagation and no attenuation in water.
12. Ultrasonic waves transmitted in fluids such as water are usually:
a) Lamb waves
b) Rayleigh waves
c) Shear waves
d) Longitudinal waves
13. When the angle of incidence for a longitudinal wave exceeds the critical angle:
a) Longitudinal wave mode will be at its maximum amplitude in the specimen
b) Longitudinal wave mode will be totally change term to refracted at 90˚ to normal
c) Shear wave mode will be totally reflected
d) Longitudinal wave mode only will be transmitted into the specimen.
14. The amount of beam divergence from a quartz crystal is primarily dependent on:
a) Type of test
b) Tightness of crystal backing in the search unit
c) Frequency and crystal size
d) Pulse length
15. The Perspex insert in the IIW calibration block is equivalent to what thickness of steel:
Meena International Training Assessment – 2
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ULTRASONIC TESTING – Level 2 Page No. 3 of 4
a) 100mm
b) 50mm
c) 25mm
d) 23mm
16. Transducers used in the majority of ultrasonic inspections exhibit which effect:
a) Magnetostrictive
b) Piezoelectric
c) Electromechanical
d) Thermo magnetic
17. The zone in an ultrasonic beam where fluctuations in sound intensity exist is referred to as:
a) Dead Zone
b) Near field
c) Far field
d) Beam axis
18. If frequency is increased wavelength will:
a) Increase
b) Decrease
c) Remain the same but velocity increases
d) Remain the same but velocity decreases
19. The principle of ultrasonic resonance is commonly used for:
a) Locating large discontinuities
b) Locating porosity in very thin plates
c) Measuring wall thickness of thin plates
d) Both A & B
20. The primary purpose of reference blocks is:
a) To aid the operator in obtaining maximum back reflection
b) To obtain the greatest sensitivity possible from an instrument
c) To obtain a known set of values from a standard block to reproduce a standard value for
acceptance.
d) None of the above
21. The piezo-electric material in the probe:
a) Converts electric energy to mechanical energy
b) Converts mechanical energy to electrical energy
c) Both A. and B
d) Neither A. nor B
22. The gradual loss of energy as ultrasonic vibrations travel through a material is referred to as:
a) Reflection
b) Refraction
c) Reproducibility
d) Attenuation
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23. A general term applied to all cracks, inclusions, blow holes etc which cause a reflection of ultrasonic
energy is:
a) A dispenser
b) A discontinuity
c) An attenuator
d) A refractor
24. In what type of ultrasonic inspection are waves transmitted into the test material in the form of
repetitive shock vibrations:
a) Pulse-echo testing
b) Continuous wave testing
c) Resonance testing
d) None of the above
25. The angle formed by an ultrasonic wave as it enters a medium of different characteristics than the
one from which it came and a line drawn perpendicular to the interface between the two media is
called:
a) The angle of incidence
b) The angle of refraction
c) The angle of rarefaction
d) The angle of reflection
