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Lesson: Chapter 4 — Waves and their applications

4.3.4. Hearing range and ultrasound 5 of 5

Question 5

Which of these is a use of ultrasound in medicine?

The right answer is the one marked above.

Breaking up kidney stones. Ultrasound makes the calcium oxalate crystals vibrate until they break apart — lithotripsy.

The others belong to electromagnetic waves: gamma rays for cancer, ultraviolet for vitamin D, X-rays for bones.

Answer the question to continue.