Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Sound

Sound — practice question

Ultrasound is employed in a hospital to scan a patient. It refracts at the boundary between muscle and bone since it moves at a higher speed in bone. Which change happens as the ultrasound passes from muscle into bone?

  • AThe frequency of the wave decreases.
  • BThe frequency of the wave increases.
  • CThe wavelength of the wave decreases.
  • DThe wavelength of the wave increases.

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