waves
Across
- 4. The specific direction that a transverse wave is vibrating
- 7. Frequency How many waves are created every second. Measured in Hertz (Hz)
- 8. waves A transverse wave of pure energy that can go through both a medium and empty space (vacuum). Light is this kind of wave.
- 10. The highest point on a transverse wave
- 11. wave A type of wave where the medium moves perpendicular (vertical) to the direction the energy is moving.
- 15. wave A type of wave where the medium moves parallel (horizontal) to the direction the energy is moving. Sound is this type of wave.
- 17. The distance between two similar parts of a wave
- 18. The lowest point of a transverse wave
- 19. When a wave changes direction because it goes into a new medium
Down
- 1. The parts of a longitudinal wave that are spread apart
- 2. The parts of a longitudinal wave that are closest together
- 3. The maximum distance from the rest position that the medium moves in a wave
- 5. The number of waves produced in a given amount of time.
- 6. Totally empty space (no medium). Sound cannot travel through this
- 9. When one wave hits another wave, their amplitudes combine and make a new wave
- 12. A repeated back and forth or up and down motion that gives energy to a wave. Also called "oscillation"
- 13. The material a mechanical wave moves through
- 14. When waves spread out to fill the space through which they are moving
- 16. Wave a disturbance in matter that carries energy from one place to another