Unit Vocabulary

6. Lowest point of a wave
9. The bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass.
10. wave that causes a medium to vibrate in a direction parallel to the direction in which the wave travels
12. The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are far apart
14. wave that moves the medium in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels
15. The bending of a wave as it passes at an angle from one medium to another
17. Highest point of a wave

1. The process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of the digestive system into the blood
2. When two or more waves meet, the displacement at any point of the medium is equal to the algebraic sum of the displacements due to the individual waves.
3. not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid
4. Horizontal distance between the crests or between the troughs of two adjacent waves
5. spectrum All of the frequencies or wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
6. allowing light to pass through; easily recognized or understood; easily seen through or detected
7. Height of a wave
8. The bending of a wave as it moves around an obstacle or passes through a narrow opening
11. the shift to a different wavelength
13. the number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given time
16. Allowing light to pass through