Waves
Across
- 2. the distance from a point on one wave to the same point on the next way.
- 3. maximum displacement of a point on a wave away from the middle line
- 6. the area of a longitudinal wave where the particles are far apart.
- 8. the region of the electromagnetic spectrum used to kill cancer cells
- 11. the unit of measurement for the time period of a wave
- 13. when a wave changes direction as it moves from one material to another.
- 15. a wave can be investigated using a _______ tank.
- 16. the vibrations of the wave are at a right angle to the direction of energy transfer
- 17. the region of the electromagnetic spectrum that is detected by the eye
- 18. the vibrations of the wave are parallel to the direction of the wave
- 19. the units for frequency
Down
- 1. the time to complete one wavelength
- 4. unit for wavelength
- 5. when a sound wave is reflected this is called an_____
- 7. the area of a longitudinal wave where the particles are close together
- 9. an example of a longitudinal wave
- 10. the region of the electromagnetic spectrum used to detect broken bones
- 12. the region of the electromagnetic spectrum used to send messages between mobile phones and cook food
- 14. the number of complete waves passing a point in 1 second.
- 15. when a wave bounces off an object it is said to have _________