U8 Vocabulary

1. denser region of a longitudinal wave
4. wave matter in which the medium moves back and forth along the direction that the wave travels
5. effect describes the changes in frequency of any kind of sound or light wave
10. wave waves that are created as a result of vibrations in the electric field
11. the bending of a wave caused by the change in its speed
13. sound that determines the intensity of auditory sensation
15. matter through which a wave travels
16. the return of light or sound waves from a surface
17. a measure of how high or low something sounds
18. the bending of waves around an obstacles

2. the less dense region of a longitudinal wave
3. the length of a wave
6. a repeating disturbance that transfers energy as it travels through space.
7. wave matter in the medium moves at right angles to the direction of the angles
8. wave a wave that can only travel through matter
9. the process of two or more waves overlapping and forming a new wave
12. the number of wavelengths that pass a fixed point each second
14. the degree of strength, force, energy, or feeling