Waves
Across
- 2. crest is the highest point the medium rises to.
- 3. point:maximum amount of displacement of a particle on the medium from its rest position.
- 8. spectrum:the range of wavelengths or frequencies over which electromagnetic radiation extends.
- 10. compression is a region in a longitudinal wave where the particles are closest together.
- 12. SI unit of frequency, equal to one cycle per second.
- 14. period T is the time needed for one complete cycle of vibration to pass a given point.
- 17. is the reduction of an item's density, the opposite of compression.
- 19. Interference: the interference of two or more waves of equal frequency and phase.
- 21. object or device that focuses or otherwise modifies the direction of movement of light, sound, electrons.
- 22. the maximum extent of a vibration or oscillation, measured from the position of equilibrium.
Down
- 1. distance between successive crests of a wave, especially points in a sound wave or electromagnetic wave.
- 4. number of crests of a wave that move past a given point in a given unit of time.
- 5. is the change in direction of a wavefront at an interface between two different media so that the wavefront returns into the medium from which it originated.
- 6. reflective surface, now typically of glass coated with a metal amalgam, that reflects a clear image.
- 7. wave:A transverse wave is a moving wave that consists of oscillations occurring perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer.
- 9. Interference:the interference of two waves of equal frequency and opposite phase.
- 11. substance that makes possible the transfer of energy from one location to another, especially through waves.
- 13. process by which a beam of light or other system of waves is spread out as a result of passing through a narrow aperture or across an edge.
- 15. fact or phenomenon of light, radio waves, etc., being deflected in passing obliquely through the interface between one medium and another or through a medium of varying density.
- 16. is measured in Hertz (Hz), with one vibration per second being equal to one hertz (1 Hz).
- 18. wave:a wave vibrating in the direction of propagation.
- 20. trough is the lowest point the medium sinks to.