Across
- 3. spreading of waves as they pass through or around something
- 6. the pulsation caused by the combination of two waves of slightly different frequencies
- 7. to move through
- 8. the highest surface part of a wave
- 9. clear and sharp reflection
- 12. the angle where the reflective ray bounces off the surface
- 13. change in wave frequency during the relative motion between a wave source and its observer
- 15. interval of time it takes for a motion to repeat
- 16. single wavelength light
- 17. a single disterbance that moves through a transmission medium
- 20. waves where the disturbance moves in the same direction as the wave
- 22. a wave where the vibrating element moves in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the wave
- 23. point of maximum displacement from the mean position
- 24. when two waves arrive at the same point at the same time when traveling towards each other
- 25. the lowest part of a wave
- 26. combination of two waves moving in opposite directions
- 27. wave with a recurring ongoing pattern that regulates it's wavelength and frequency
- 29. force that squeezes something together
- 30. ray of light which goes back in the same medium after striking the surface
- 31. the measure between wave peaks
- 32. position of the wave relative to the reference position
- 34. division into two sharply distinct opposites
- 35. the point that interferes with the wave
- 36. the matching vibrations of another object increases the amplitude of an object's oscillation
- 39. the substance that transfers the energy from one substance to another
- 40. the measure of the ray when it is massing from one medium to another
- 42. when two waves overlap and cancel each other out
- 43. distance between the midline and the highest point of the wave
- 44. wave that requires a medium in order to transfer energy away from their source
Down
- 1. regular fluctuation in value, position, or state about a mean value
- 2. when two waves overlap to combine to create a larger wave
- 4. change in frequency produced by a moving source with respect to an observer
- 5. sensation of a frequency
- 10. predicts the angle at which a light ray will bend, or refract, as it passes from one medium to another
- 11. the angle of reflection equals the angle of incidence
- 14. how many waves occur per second
- 18. position of maximum and minimum amplitude travel through the medium
- 19. when a surface reflects rays of light in a broad range of directions
- 21. a ray of light that falls on any surface
- 28. when two or more waves overlap in space
- 33. complete range of all types of radiation
- 37. the angle between the normal and the ray of light
- 38. when light bounces off of an object
- 41. the bending of light, sound, water, and other waves