Waves Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. The highest point on a transverse wave
  2. 6. A repeating disturbance that transfers energy as it travels through matter or space
  3. 8. Type of wave that needs matter in order to travel
  4. 9. Denser region of a longitudinal wave
  5. 10. The less dense region of a longitudinal wave
  6. 11. The lowest point on a transverse wave
  7. 13. The number of waves that pass a fixed point each second. It is measured in Hertz (Hz).
Down
  1. 1. Type of wave in which the matter moves back and forth along the direction of the wave; has compressions and rarefactions
  2. 2. The distance between two identical adjacent points on a wave
  3. 4. Type of wave in which the matter in the medium moves perpendicular to the direction of the wave; has crests and troughs
  4. 5. Matter through which a wave travels
  5. 7. A measure of the size of the disturbance of a wave.
  6. 12. The amount of time it takes one wavelength to pass a fixed point. It is expressed in seconds.