Waves Crossword
Across
- 2. light is transmitted easily
- 5. interference in which the crest of one wave overlaps the crest of another wave
- 7. reflection off a smooth surface
- 9. rays detected as heat
- 10. reflection off a rough surface
- 11. wave that needs a medium to transfer energy
- 12. reflects all colors
- 15. wave with highest frequency, shortest wavelength
- 18. light is scattered as it passes through
- 21. interference in which the crest of one wave meets the trough of another wave
- 22. wave in which energy causes matter in the medium to move up and down or side to side
- 23. light ray bounces off a surface
- 25. lowest point of the wave
- 26. refraction in which waves converge to a focal point
- 27. light that includes R.O.Y.G.B.I.V.
Down
- 1. when waves combine to form a single new wave
- 3. wave with lowest frequency, largest wavelength
- 4. bending of light as it passes through different substances
- 6. does not transmit light
- 8. refraction in which waves diverge
- 12. distance between crests
- 13. the distance from the undisturbed level to the crest or trough
- 14. used to see bones
- 16. absorbs all colors
- 17. mechanical wave in which matter in the medium moves forward and backward
- 19. rays emitted by the sun, a, b, and c types
- 20. wave that does not need a medium to transfer energy
- 24. highest point of the wave