Wave Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. Intensity of a wave as it is heard by the ear.
  2. 6. The rate at which sound wave transmits through a given medium; it depends on Amplitude and your distance from the source of the wave.
  3. 9. the maximum extent of a vibration or oscillation, measured from the position of equilibrium.
  4. 13. wave vibrating at right angles to the direction of its propagation.
  5. 15. the least dense area of a longitudinal wave(acts like the trough of a transverse wave)
  6. 20. where waves combine so the resulting wave is bigger than the 2 original waves
  7. 21. how our ears hear frequency
  8. 23. bending of a wave around an obstacle or edge
  9. 27. the bending of waves as they pass from one medium to another, where the speed of the wave changes between the 2 mediums
  10. 28. the densest area of a longitudinal wave (acts like the crest of a transverse wave = amplitude of the wave)
Down
  1. 1. light waves do not require a medium
  2. 3. Determined by intensity
  3. 4. when 2 waves combine to create a wave smaller than the original waves
  4. 5. An observed change in the frequency of a wave when the source of observer is moving
  5. 7. the frequency that a sound will play at naturally
  6. 8. when 2 waves meet, their frequencies join together to result in a single wave
  7. 10. wave vibrating in the direction of propagation.
  8. 11. a phenomenon that occurs when 2 objects naturally vibrate at the same frequency
  9. 12. Highest point in a transverse wave.
  10. 14. when a wave is taken up by the medium
  11. 16. Disturbance that carries energy through a matter of space
  12. 17. a wave that is an oscillation of matter, and therefore transfers energy through a medium.
  13. 18. substance that makes possible the transfer of energy from one location to another, especially through waves.
  14. 19. The light emitted from the sun
  15. 22. Often a wave pass in a given time.
  16. 24. The time it takes for one full wavelength (or oscillation) to pass a point.
  17. 25. Lowest point in a transverse wave.
  18. 26. The distance between one peak or crest of a wave and the next peak or crest.
  19. 29. bouncing back of a wave (such as sound, light, or heat) when the ray in the opposite direction
  20. 30. A seismic wave that travels across the surface of the Earth as opposed to through it.