ICA 5 Intro to Waves

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Across
  1. 2. The property of a wave that allows it to bend around obstacles
  2. 10. The Isaac Newton of EM waves
  3. 15. A type of wave that does not require a medium for propagation
  4. 18. Particles of this wave are perpendicular to direction of wave motion
  5. 19. A change in frequency of a wave due to motion between source and observer
  6. 21. The simplest type of periodic motion
Down
  1. 1. Einstein won the Noble price for this
  2. 3. A type of wave that requires a medium for propagation
  3. 4. A type of interference where waves add together to create a larger wave
  4. 5. Particles of this wave are parallel to direction of wave motion
  5. 6. The distance required for a wave to complete one cycle
  6. 7. All electromagnetic waves travel at this speed
  7. 8. A disturbance that moves through a medium or space
  8. 9. A type of interference where waves add together to create a smaller wave
  9. 11. Light amplification by stimulated emission
  10. 12. The time required for a wave to complete one cycle
  11. 13. The maximum displacement of a wave from equilibrium
  12. 14. The creation of a new wave when two or more waves occupy the same space at the same time
  13. 16. The number of cycles per second
  14. 17. Credited with the invention of radio, the polyphase motor and the first RC vehicle
  15. 20. When the natural frequencies of to vibrating objects are the same