Across
- 6. spread apart portion of a compressional wave
- 8. how many wavelengths pass a fixed point each second
- 10. a repeating disturbance that transfers energy through matter or space
- 11. matter moves at moves at right angles to the direction the wave travels
- 13. a material through which a wave transfers energy
- 15. measure of the energy in a wave
Down
- 1. highest point of a wave
- 2. ability of an object to vibrate by absorbing energy at its natural frequency
- 3. when waves continuously interfere with each other
- 4. distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point just like it
- 5. matter moves in the same direction as wave travels
- 7. when two or more waves overlap and combine to form a new wave
- 9. lowest point of a wave
- 12. bending of a wave as it moves from one medium to another
- 14. bandit of a wave as it passes around a barrier