Waves Concept 1 Vocab
Across
- 7. matter in the medium moves back and forth at right angles to the direction that the wave is traveling.
- 9. where particles are spread apart in a longitudinal wave.
- 11. waves (like sound) must travel through particles, therefore travel fastest through solids, then liquids, then gases, due to the closeness of the particles.
- 12. waves (like light) do not need a medium, therefore travel fastest through a vacuum, and slowest through solids.
- 14. the amount of energy carried by a wave.
- 16. matter through which a wave travels through; can be solid, liquid, or gas.
- 17. (𝞴) the distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point just like it.
Down
- 1. (aka compressional waves) matter in the medium moves back and forth in the same direction that the wave is traveling.
- 2. where particles are pushed together in a longitudinal wave.
- 3. a rhythmic (or repeating) disturbance that transfers energy through matter or space.
- 4. (𝒇) the number of waves that pass a given point in one second.
- 5. Waves waves that can only travel through a medium.
- 6. Waves waves capable of transferring energy through a vacuum.
- 8. speed (v) how fast the wave travels.
- 10. (aka peak) highest points of a transverse wave.
- 13. the lowest points of a transverse wave.
- 15. (T) the amount of time it takes one wavelength to pass a point.