Chapter 15 Waves Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. the distance from one point on a wave to the same point on the next wave
  2. 6. the maximum distance the particles in a medium move from their rest position as the wave passes through the medium
  3. 7. the change in
  4. 8. highest points on a transverse wave
  5. 9. the passage of light through
  6. 11. change in direction of a wave when it travels by the edge of an object or through an opening
  7. 13. a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter
  8. 14. of a wave as it changes speed
Down
  1. 1. a material in which a wave travels
  2. 3. lowest points on a transverse wave
  3. 4. the transfer of energy by a wave to the medium through which it travels
  4. 5. the bouncing of a wave off a surface
  5. 6. object
  6. 10. occurs when waves that overlap combine to form a new wave
  7. 12. the number of wavelengths that pass by a point each second