Waves Vocabulary Project

2. a point along a standing wave where the wave has minimum amplitude
5. the maximum extent of a vibration or oscillation, measured from the position of equilibrium
6. the position of maximum displacement in a standing wave system.
8. the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time.
10. a wave vibrating at right angles to the direction of its propagation.
11. substance or material that carries the wave.
12. the distance between successive crests of a wave, especially points in a sound wave or electromagnetic wave
13. the time for a particle on a medium to make one complete vibrational cycle.
15. a type of interference that occurs at any location along the medium where the two interfering waves have a displacement in the opposite direction.
16. wave vibrating in the direction of propagation.

1. When two waves of identical wavelength are in phase, they form a new wave with an amplitude equal to the sum of their individual amplitudes
3. wave that oscillates in time but whose peak amplitude profile does not move in space
4. the reduction of an item's density, the opposite of compression
7. the application of balanced inward forces to different points on a material or structure
9. the point on the medium that exhibits the maximum amount of negative or downward displacement from the rest position.
14. point on a wave is the maximum value of upward displacement within a cycle