Across
- 2. in reflection the perpendicular to the strip at the point where the incident ray strikes i called the ___
- 7. in a transverse wave the direction of the disturbance is at __ angles to the direction of the travel of the wave
- 8. waves travel more slowly in ___ water
- 10. is the height of a crest or the dept of a through measured from the undisturbed position of what is carrying the wave, such as rope
- 11. the distance moved in the direction of travel of the wave by a crest or any point of the wave in 1 second
- 15. a line on which the disturbance has the same phase at all points
- 16. other name for progressive wave
- 17. ____ waves are produced by a disturbance
- 18. the change in the direction of travel of the waves which occurs when their speed and hence wavelength changes
Down
- 1. in greek wavelength is represented by
- 3. ___ is a disturbance which carries energy from one place to another without transferring matter
- 4. points are out phase with other points because their directions of vibration are ___
- 5. in a ripple tank straight wavefronts are produced by a ____ bar
- 6. the distance between successive crests
- 9. the spreading of waves at the edge of obstacles
- 12. angle of incidence and angle of reflection are always ___
- 13. the number of complete waves generated per second
- 14. waves travel faster in ___ water
- 19. a line drawn at right angles to a wavefront, which shows its direction to travel
- 20. the frequency of a wave is also the number of __ passing a chosen point per second