Sound Waves and Waves in General
Across
- 2. the unit for frequency is ______
- 6. the ______ in which the disturbance travels is what affects the speed of the wave
- 7. in transverse waves, the vibrations are ______ to the direction of the disturbance
- 8. the first harmonic of a standing wave contains ______ a wavelength
- 9. the points on standing waves that don't move
- 12. the discipline of study in this course
- 13. the customary unit for wavelength is ______
- 15. in constructive interference, the amplitude of the wave ______
- 17. interference in which the amplitude decreases
- 18. in longitudinal waves, the vibrations are ______ to the direction of the disturbance
- 20. sound waves are ______ waves
- 21. in a longitudinal wave, the ______ is the length of one compression plus one rarefaction
Down
- 1. the amount of time it takes for one point to go through a full wave cycle
- 3. the areas in a longitudinal wave in which the molecules are close together
- 4. waves reflect when they hit loose or ______ ends
- 5. the areas in a longitudinal wave in which the molecules are far apart
- 10. as the harmonics of a standing wave increase, the wavelength ______
- 11. frequency is the number of wave ______ that a point goes through per second
- 14. frequency equals ______ divided by period
- 16. ______=wavelength*frequency
- 19. the points on standing waves that undergo the most displacement