IPC Review

2. the highest point on a transverse wave
5. the bending of a wave as it travels from one medium to another
6. the distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point just line it
9. a device that uses an electromagnet to measure electric current
10. the more dense region of a longitudinal wave
11. a device that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy (2 words)
13. a wave in which the matter in the medium moves back and forth along the same direction as the wave travel (2 words)
14. electric current that reverses its direction of flow in a regular pattern (2 words)
15. a material in which electrons and thermal energy are not able to move
16. material through which electrons and thermal energy can move easily
18. a circuit in which electric current has more than one path to follow (2 words)
20. a circuit in which the electric current has only one path to follow (2 words)
21. a device that uses electromagnetic induction to increase or decrease the voltage of an alternating current
22. the net movement of electric charges in a single direction, measured in amperes (2 words)
25. groups of atoms in a magnetic material in which magnetic poles of the atoms are aligned in the same direction (2 words)

1. the turning back of a wave when it encounters a boundary
3. a wave in which the matter in the medium moves at right angles to the direction of the wave travel (2 words)
4. the bending of waves around an obstacle
7. the less-dense region of a longitudinal wave
8. a device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy
12. the accumulation of excess electric charge on an object (2 words)
17. electric current that flows in only one direction (2 words)
19. the number of waves that pass a fixed point each second, measured in hertz
23. the lowest point on a transverse wave
24. matter through which a wave travels