Across
- 4. the amount of time it takes for one wave (wavelength) to pass by
- 6. a type of mechanical wave that occurs at the boundary between two different media
- 9. light one of the regions in the electromagnetic spectrum of waves often known as ROYGBIV
- 11. frequencies lower than human hearing, or less than 20 Hz
- 14. the maximum displacement of the medium from its equilibrium position
- 16. a type of mechanical wave in which the medium vibrates in a direction perpendicular to the the flow of the wave
- 18. one of the two main factors that determine the speed of sound
- 20. region of low pressure in a longitudinal wave
- 21. a matter filled region
- 22. one of the regions in the electromagnetic spectrum of waves used to look inside objects
- 23. the movement of a disturbance such as a wave
- 27. whole number multiples of the fundamental frequency that sound nice to human ears
- 33. the Greek letter representing the wavelength of a wave
- 35. region of high pressure in a longitudinal wave
- 37. a type of mechanical wave in which the medium vibrates in a direction parallel to the flow of the wave
- 38. the most common form of longitudinal mechanical waves
- 39. the physics name associated with the amount of energy or power transferred by a wave over a certain area
- 41. one of the regions in the electromagnetic spectrum of waves causing heat
- 42. frequencies higher than human hearing, or higher than 20,000 Hz
- 44. of light 300,000,000 m/s
- 46. The study of sound waves in physics
- 48. the apparent shift of change in frequency do to the relative movement of a sound source
- 50. the qualitative and subjective study of sound
- 51. the unit used to express the speed of a supersonic object
Down
- 1. low point of a transverse wave
- 2. a way of saying room temperature, or an average day
- 3. unit used to identify the frequency of a wave
- 5. the system used to measure the relative loudness of a sound to humans
- 7. the number of waves passing by in a certain amount of time
- 8. the lowest natural frequency of vibration of an object
- 10. objects that travel faster than the speed of sound
- 12. objects that travel slower than the speed of sound
- 13. one of the regions in the electromagnetic spectrum of waves causing sunburn
- 15. the basic unit of length for a wave's wavelength or amplitude
- 17. the primary factor that determines the speed of sound in matter
- 19. type of wave that travels faster as the density of a medium decreases
- 24. a note/frequency that is double of some previous note/frequency
- 25. ray one of the regions in the electromagnetic spectrum of waves considered the most dangerous
- 26. a disturbance that transfers energy without necessarily transferring matter
- 28. type of wave that travels faster as the density of a medium increases
- 29. a sympathetic vibration of the surrounding caused by sound that results in increased sound volume
- 30. the distance from one point on a wave to the next point just like it
- 31. oscillations, disturbances, cycles
- 32. a line through a transverse wave representing the medium before the wave disturbed the matter
- 33. the musical equivalent to loudness or intensity
- 34. boom the sound created by the shock wave as it passes over a person
- 36. one of the regions in the electromagnetic spectrum of waves
- 40. high point of a transverse wave
- 43. space, a region devoid of matter
- 45. one of the regions in the electromagnetic spectrum of waves often measured in kHz or MHz
- 47. wave the build up of successive waves of sound along the leading edge of a supersonic object's path
- 49. the musical equivalent to frequency