Intro to Waves Crossword Worksheet

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Across
  1. 2. A repeating disturbance that transfers energy through matter or space
  2. 4. The size of a wave measured from its equilibrium
  3. 5. The bouncing off a surface of a wave.
  4. 8. The time takes for a wave to have one wavelength
  5. 9. A _______ wave is caused by earthquake
  6. 12. An _________ wave doesn't need a medium
  7. 15. A _________ interference makes a smaller wave
  8. 16. The bending of a wave around an object
  9. 17. The highest point on a wave
  10. 19. The point of a longitudinal wave where waves are pushed together
  11. 20. The bending of a wave caused by a change in speed as it travels from one medium to another
  12. 21. The point of a longitudinal wave where waves are pulled apart
  13. 22. An _________ wave needs a medium
  14. 23. The unit of frequency
  15. 25. Frequency times wavelength
Down
  1. 1. The process of two or more waves combining to make a new wave
  2. 3. The resting point
  3. 6. A _________ interference makes a larger wave
  4. 7. The number of wavelengths in one second
  5. 10. The distance between one point on a wave and the next same point
  6. 11. A _______ wave goes parallel to the medium's direction
  7. 13. A transfer of energy from a wave to a medium
  8. 14. Matter through which a wave travels
  9. 18. The lowest point on a wave
  10. 24. A ________ wave goes perpendicular to the medium's direction