Wave Properties

5. A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter.
6. The change in direction of a wave when it travels by the edge of an object or through an opening.
7. The maximum distance that a wave moves from its rest position.
9. The bouncing of a wave off a surface.
11. The change in direction of a wave that occurs as the wave changes speed when moving from one medium to another.
13. The regions of a longitudinal wave where the particles in the medium are closest together.
15. A wave that travels through empty space and through matter.
17. The highest point on a transverse wave
19. The lowest point on a transverse wave
20. A wave that makes the particles in a medium move parallel to the direction that the wave travels.

1. A wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction the wave travels.
2. The passage of light through an object
3. This occurs when waves overlap combine, forming a new wave.
4. When a wave is reflected off of a surface, the angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence.
8. The number of wavelengths that pass by a point each second.
10. These waves can travel through solids, liquids, and gasses.
12. The distance from one point on a wave to the same point on the next wave.
14. The regions of a longitudinal wave where the particles in the medium are farthest apart.
16. The transfer of energy by a wave to the medium through which it travels.
18. A material through which a wave travels.