WAVE UNIT

2. A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place
3. The maximum distance from the rest position that the medium moves in a wave
6. The lowest point of a transverse wave
7. The highest point on a transverse wave
9. When a wave changes direction because it goes into a new medium
11. A type of wave where the medium moves perpendicular (vertical) to the direction the energy is moving.
14. A transverse wave of pure energy that can go through both a medium and empty space (vacuum). Light is this kind of wave.
15. When waves spread out to fill the space through which they are moving
16. A repeated back and forth or up and down motion that gives energy to a wave. Also called "oscillation"
17. a disturbance in matter that carries energy from one place to another
19. The specific direction that a transverse wave is vibrating

1. The material a mechanical wave moves through
4. When one wave hits another wave, their amplitudes combine and make a new wave
5. How many waves are created every second. Measured in Hertz (Hz)
8. A type of wave where the medium moves parallel (horizontal) to the direction the energy is moving. Sound is this type of wave.
10. The parts of a longitudinal wave that are closest together
12. The parts of a longitudinal wave that are spread apart
13. The distance between two similar parts of a wave
18. Totally empty space (no medium). Sound cannot travel through this
19. The time it takes a complete cycle or wave oscillation to occur