Wave Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. denser region of a longitudinal wave
  2. 6. a measure of the size of the disturbance of a wave, related to the energy that it carries
  3. 10. the process of two or more waves overlapping and combing to form a new wave
  4. 12. a repeating disturbance that transfers energy as it travels through matter of space
  5. 14. a wave in which the matter in the medium moves back and forth along the direction that the wave travels
  6. 15. the number of wavelengths that pass a fixed point each second; is expressed in hertz (Hz)
  7. 16. distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point just like it
Down
  1. 1. the highest point on a transverse wave
  2. 2. the less-dense region of a longitudinal wave
  3. 3. the lowest point on a transverse wave
  4. 5. a wave that can only travel through matter
  5. 7. wave in which the matter in the medium moves at right angles to the direction of the wave, has crests and troughs
  6. 8. the bending of a wave caused by a change in its speed as it travels from one medium to another
  7. 9. the process by which an object is made to vibrate by absorbing energy at its natural frequencies
  8. 11. matter through which a wave travels
  9. 13. the bending of waves around an obstacle; can also occur when waves pass through a narrow opening