Waves Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. distance from crest to crest or trough to trough in a wave
  2. 4. The matter a wave travels through
  3. 5. Part of a longitudinal wave where the particles are closest together
  4. 9. Waves that require a medium to travel through
  5. 10. Waves that move matter parallel to the energy
  6. 11. The number of waves that pass a certain point in a certain amount of time (waves/second)
  7. 12. The lowest point of a transverse wave
  8. 13. The highest point of a transverse wave
  9. 14. A rhythmic disturbance that carries energy without carrying matter
Down
  1. 1. distance between two compressions or two rarefactions
  2. 3. A wave that moves matter perpendicular to the energy
  3. 6. Resting position of a transverse wave
  4. 7. The size of the wave and the amount of energy it carries
  5. 8. Part of a longitudinal wave where the particles are the farthest apart