Waves Gone Wild Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 2. a wave that is an oscillation of matter
- 3. a wave that moves away from the boundary
- 5. the transfer of the energy of a wave to matter as the wave passes through it
- 6. waves consisting of a periodic disturbance that takes place in the same direction as the advance of the wave
- 10. how often the particles of the medium vibrate when a wave passes through the medium
- 11. a propagating dynamic disturbance of one or more quantities
- 12. the lower part of a wave
- 15. a motion in which all points on a wave oscillate along paths at right angles
- 16. one of the waves that are propagated by simultaneous periodic variations
Down
- 1. involves a change in the direction of waves as they pass
- 4. the horizontal line in the middle of a wave
- 7. waves hitting the beach usually give of their energy to the sand
- 8. a unique in that the wave energy is generally deflected in multiple directions
- 9. the distance between successive crests of a wave
- 13. the highest point of a wave
- 14. the maximum distance moved by a point on a vibrating wave, measured from its equilibrium position