Across
- 4. a line drawn perpendicular to the surface at which a wave hits a boundary
- 8. Who has the time it takes to complete a number of cycles in a given amount of time.
- 9. the maximum displacement from equilibrium?
- 14. a device that shows simple harmonic motion with a bob swinging on a string.
- 16. a wave that particles vibrate parallel to the waves motion.
- 17. a special occurrence when small vibrations are added to the energy of a vibrating object to make the amplitude of the vibrations increase.
- 19. the motion of an object with a restoring force that is directly proportional to its displacement from equilibrium?
- 20. A mechanical wave that moves up and down at the same rate.
- 23. a wave that hits a boundary.
- 24. the spot when two waves meet to have a displacement of zero.
- 25. when two waves meet that are the same, but traveling in different directions.
- 27. the force acting on a spring is directly proportional to the amount that the spring is stretched.
- 28. when two waves act together to make a new wave
- 30. the amount of time it takes an object to make one complete cycle of motion?
Down
- 1. when two waves can occupy the same place and the same time.
- 2. a disturbance that carries energy through matter or space.
- 3. the line that is drawn to show the direction of a wave
- 5. the motion of an object that repeats itself
- 6. who has the shortest distance between two points where the wave pattern repeats itself?
- 7. the bending of a wave as it travels from one medium to another.
- 10. an angle of incidence equals angle of reflection.
- 11. A wave that particles vibrate both parallel and perpendicular to the waves motion.
- 12. a single disturbance or pulse that travels through a medium.
- 13. a wave that particles vibrate perpendicular to the waves motion.
- 15. a wave that bounces back into the original medium.
- 18. the lowest point on a wave.
- 21. the highest point on a wave.
- 22. the line representing the crest of a wave in two dimensions
- 26. a spot when two waves meet to make the greatest amplitude.
- 29. the material a mechanical wave can travel through.
