Properties of Waves

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Across
  1. 1. ability to do work or cause change
  2. 2. bending of a wave as it changes speed when entering a new medium
  3. 5. area where particles are spread apart in a longitudinal wave
  4. 8. electromagnetic wave used in cooking and radar
  5. 9. distance a wave travels per unit of time
  6. 10. highest energy electromagnetic wave produced by radioactive decay
  7. 13. process of a wave being taken in by a material
  8. 15. electromagnetic wave used for broadcasting and communication
  9. 19. lowest point of a transverse wave
  10. 20. electromagnetic wave that can travel through space
  11. 26. highest point of a transverse wave
  12. 27. electromagnetic wave with shorter wavelength than visible light
  13. 29. number of waves that pass a point in one second
  14. 30. perception of how high or low a sound is
  15. 31. point where a wave crosses the rest position
  16. 32. distance between two corresponding points on consecutive waves
  17. 33. space with no matter where electromagnetic waves can travel
  18. 34. energy disturbance that transfers energy without transferring matter
Down
  1. 1. wave that can travel through empty space
  2. 3. high-energy electromagnetic wave used for imaging
  3. 4. wave in which particles move up and down perpendicular to wave direction
  4. 6. height of a wave measured from the rest position to the crest or trough
  5. 7. area where particles are close together in a longitudinal wave
  6. 11. increase in amplitude when an object's natural frequency matches a wave frequency
  7. 12. passing of a wave through a material
  8. 14. range of electromagnetic waves arranged by wavelength and frequency
  9. 16. point of maximum amplitude in a standing wave
  10. 17. wave that requires a medium to travel through
  11. 18. perception of sound intensity determined by amplitude
  12. 21. portion of electromagnetic spectrum seen by the human eye
  13. 22. longitudinal wave that moves through a medium by compressions and rarefactions
  14. 23. substance through which a wave travels
  15. 24. wave in which particles move back and forth parallel to wave direction
  16. 25. bouncing of a wave off a surface
  17. 28. electromagnetic wave with longer wavelength than visible light