Literacy
Across
- 5. the distance from the middle of the wave to the crest or trough
- 7. a longitudinal wave that can travel only through matter
- 8. the transfer of energy by a wave to the medium through which it travels
- 11. the receiving of the wave
- 12. the perception of how high or low something seems
- 14. a wave in which the disturbance is parallel to the direction the wave travels
- 15. the number of times the pattern repeats in a given amount of time
Down
- 1. a wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction the wave travels
- 2. the horizontal distance between crests or troughs of two consecutive waves
- 3. waves that need matter (medium) to transfer
- 4. the passage of a wave through a medium
- 6. the change in direction of a wave when it travels by the edge of an object or through an opening
- 9. a material in which a wave travels
- 10. the amount of energy that passes through a square meter of space in one second
- 13. A rhythmic disturbance that carries energy without carrying matter