QUIZ 2 - HISTORY OF X-RAYS, TERMINOLOGY, & CHARACTERISTICS

What was the name of the experimental tube used to study the behavior and conduction of electrons?

a. Crux tube

b. Crookes tube

c. Florescence lamp

d. CRT tube

b. Crookes tube

what material “glows” when exposed to cathode rays?

a. Barton planocyanide

b. Barium cyanide

c. Barium platinocyanide

d. Barton cyanide

c. Barium platinocyanide

what year did Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discover x-rays?

a. November 8, 1895

b. November 8, 1885

c. November 9, 1890

d. November 18, 1885

a. November 8, 1895

What term is used to describe a medical specialty that employs radiation, magnetic fields with radio frequencies, and sound waves to diagnose and treat diseases?

a. Magnetic resonance imaging

b. Radiology

c. Sonology

d. Diagnostic imaging

. Diagnostic imaging

which term best describes a “bundle” of energy?

a. Photon

b. Neutron

c. Electron

d. Positron

a. Photon

Which form of energy would be considered highest on the electromagnetic spectrum?

a. Radio waves

b. Visible light

c. Microwaves

d. Gamma rays

d. Gamma rays

Which of the following statements is false regarding wavelength:

a. Distance is measured from peak to peak

b. Measures the distance from one point on the sine wave to the next corresponding point

c. Describles valley to valley distance

d. Refers to the distance between one peak and one valley

d. Refers to the distance between one peak and one valley

As wavelength increases, the energy level……

decreases

As frequency decreases, energy level …….

decreases

Define the speed of light? (What is the rate of speed? Answer must be in a form of the numerical value and unit of measurement)

3×10⁸ m/s