Across
- 3. The measure of how far particles in the medium move away from their normal rest position
- 6. A disturbance in electric and magnetic fields
- 8. An unwanted modification of a signal being sent
- 9. The material through which a wave travels
- 10. The transfer of information from one person, or group of people , to another person or group of people
- 12. The speed at which a wave travels
- 13. The distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave
- 14. Describes how many cycles occur in an amount of time in a wave
- 15. The unit of expression for frequency
Down
- 1. Particles move perpendicularly to the direction of the wave
- 2. Particles move back and forth (or parallel) in the same direction
- 3. A continuous wave that may vary in strength or frequency
- 4. Carries individual bits of information in separate units of time and represented by 0 and 1
- 5. the time required for one cycle
- 7. A wave that requires a medium to travel
- 11. A disturbance that transfers energy from on place to another