Across
- 3. the maximum displacement of a medium form the rest position
- 7. the rate at which a wave’s energy flows through a given unit of area
- 8. the interaction among two or more waves in which displacements combine to produce a wave with a larger displacement
- 10. the interaction among two or more waves in which displacements combine to produce a wave with a smaller displacement
- 14. a transverse wave consisting of changing electric and changing magnetic fields
- 17. the bending of a wave as it enters a new medium at an angle
- 19. the time required for one wave to pass a given point
- 20. the bending of wave as it moves around an obstacle or passes through a narrow opening
- 22. the lowest point of a transverse wave
- 23. the highest point of a transverse wave
- 24. the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
- 28. a unit that compares the intensities of different sounds
- 29. a disturbance in matter that carries energy from one place to another through a medium
- 30. the frequency of a sound as the listener perceives it
- 32. the unit of measure for frequency, equal to once cycle per second
- 33. an area of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are spread out
- 34. a physical response to the intensity of sound, modified by physical factors
- 35. a wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels
- 36. the interaction that occurs when a wave bounces off a surface that is cannot pass through
Down
- 1. any motion that repeats at regular time intervals
- 2. the full range of electromagnetic radiation
- 4. the interaction of two or more waves that combine in a region of overlap
- 5. the rate at which a waves energy flows through a given unit of area
- 6. a wave that travels along a surface separating two media
- 9. the material through which a wave travels
- 11. a field in a region of space that exerts electric forces on charged particles; a field produced by changing magnetic fields
- 12. a technique for determining the distance to an object under water
- 13. an area of a longitudinal wave where ethe particles of the medium are close together
- 15. a packet of electromagnetic energy
- 16. a wave that causes a medium to vibrate at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels
- 18. the response of a standing wave to another wave of the same frequency, with dramatic increase in amplitude of the standing wave
- 21. the number of wavelengths that pass a given point per unit of time
- 25. a field in a region of space that exerts magnetic forces; a field produced by changing electric fields
- 26. the emission of electrons from a metal caused by light striking the metal
- 27. the distance between a point on a wave and the same point on the next cycle of the wave
- 28. a change in sound frequency caused by motion of the sounds source, motion of the listener, or both
- 31. a longitudinal wave that consisting of compressions and rarefactions, which travels through a medium