Across
- 2. is the lowest point,or valley, of a wave.
- 4. the numbers of waves passing a fixed point in a certain amount of time.
- 6. is the distance between an line through the middle of a wave and a crest or trough
- 8. is the meeting and combining of waves.
- 9. is a wave that is produced by a vibrating object and travels through matter.
- 10. the direction in which the wave travels is perpendicular, or at right angles,to the direction of disturbance.
- 12. is the spreading out of waves through an opening or around the edge of an obstacle.
- 13. the bouncing back of a wave after it strikes a barrier is called reflection
- 17. the distance from one wave crest to the very next crest is called the.
- 18. is a rapid, back and forth motion.
- 20. waves that transfer energy through matter are know as.
Down
- 1. is the highest point,or peak, of a wave.
- 3. is the bending of a wave as it enter through a new medium at an angle of 90 degrees.
- 5. is any substance that a wave moves through.
- 7. the wave travels in the same direction as the disturbance.
- 11. is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another.
- 14. is one complete wave or, cycle per second.
- 15. sound waves in the range above 20,000 hertz are called.
- 16. the characteristic of highness or lowness of a sound is called.
- 19. is empty space