Wave Properties

1. the number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time
7. a wave that requires a medium through which to travel.
8. the distance between the highest crest and the resting position marks the wave’s _____
10. can travel through the ocean as well as a solid object. It cannot travel through a vacuum.
13. a wave that moves the medium in a direction parallel to the direction in which the wave travels.
14. the material through which a wave travels.
15. the high point of a wave.

2. the energy transferred through space by electromagnetic waves.
3. a wave that moves the medium at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels.
4. the distance between two corresponding parts of a wave
5. a disturbance that transfers energy from place to place and is the movement of energy through a body of water.
6. ____ = wavelength x frequency
9. a combination of transverse and longitudinal waves.
11. the waves resting position
12. a space that is completely empty of solids, liquids, gases, or other matter.