Physics Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 1. The bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface.
- 4. The time it takes for one wave to pass a point.
- 8. The number of waves passing a point per second.
- 11. wave A wave in which the particles move perpendicular to the direction of the wave.
- 13. waves Waves that do not need a medium and can travel through a vacuum.
- 15. interference When waves combine to make a wave with larger amplitude.
- 17. The bending of a wave as it passes from one medium to another.
- 19. speed How fast a wave travels through a medium.
- 20. The maximum distance the particles of a medium move from their rest position.
Down
- 2. When two or more waves overlap and combine.
- 3. effect The change in frequency or pitch of a wave due to the movement of its source or receiver.
- 5. The spreading out of waves as they pass through an opening or around obstacles.
- 6. interference When waves combine to make a wave with smaller amplitude.
- 7. The material through which a wave travels.
- 9. length The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave.
- 10. wave A wave in which the particles move parallel to the direction of the wave.
- 12. waves Waves that require a medium to travel.
- 14. A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place.
- 16. The lowest point of a wave.
- 18. The highest point of a wave.