Wave Vocab Crossword
Across
- 3. The bending of waves around a barrier
- 4. Unit of measure for frequency
- 5. The maximum distance the particles of a medium move away from their rest position
- 8. A wave that moves the medium parallel to the direction in which the wave travels
- 9. The bending of waves as they enter a different medium
- 10. Interference that occurs when two waves combine to make one with a smaller amplitude
- 11. Material through which waves travel
- 12. The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are far apart
- 15. A wave that requires a medium
- 16. A wave that occurs at the surface between 2 mediums
- 19. Wave A wave that moves the medium in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the wave
- 21. The increase in amplitude of vibration that occurs when external vibration match the object's natural frequency
- 22. The highest part of a transverse wave
Down
- 1. Interference that occurs when two waves combine to make one with a larger amplitude
- 2. The bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass
- 6. The interaction between waves that meet
- 7. The number of complete waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time
- 13. The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles are close together
- 14. Disturbance that transfers energy from place to place
- 17. The distance between the crest of one wave and the crest of the next
- 18. A repeated back and forth or up and down motion
- 20. The lowest part of a transverse wave