Waves
Across
- 3. a property of space with no matter
- 5. a way to measure the number of waves in a given time
- 8. matter that a wave can be transferred through
- 9. something that transfers energy through matter or space
- 12. the kind of wave that occurs on an ocean
- 13. all waves that do not need to be transferred
- 16. the distance between point zero to the top or bottom of a wave
- 18. a repetitive back and forth motion
- 20. where a wave would settle
- 21. the bottom of a wave
- 22. the thing most commonly transferred by a wave
Down
- 1. a wave where the energy/matter moves up and down perpendicular to the traveling wave
- 2. a kind of wave created by vibrating matter
- 4. the length of the same point in two waves
- 6. all waves that must be transferred through matter are called ______ waves
- 7. a type of wave that moves in a circular path
- 10. the top of a wave
- 11. a combination of transverse and compression waves; also called an earthquake wave
- 14. a kind of wave where it moves by crowding the particles closer together
- 15. a wave with the longest wavelength that travels at the speed of light
- 17. a wave that can transfer anything, and not just energy, is a ____ wave
- 19. how often a wave occurs in a given time