Waves

2. The maximum displacement on either side of the equilibrium position.
4. The lowest part of a wave.
8. The number or crests that pass a particular point per unit time.
11. The symbol used for wavelength (written out as a word).
12. The distance between successive crests, troughs, or identical parts of a wave.
13. A wave in which individual particles of a medium vibrate back and forth along (parallel to) the direction in which the wave travels.
14. One of the places in a wave where the wave is highest or the disturbance is greatest.
16. __________ point The middle of a wave vertical axis; used to show the amplitude.

1. More than one wave occupies the same space at the same time; the displacements add at every point.
3. The spreading or extension of a wave.
5. The unit for frequency.
6. The amount of time required to complete a cycle.
7. A wave’s peak-to-peak, or trough-to-trough.
9. _______ wave The stationary wave pattern formed in a medium when two sets of identical waves pass through the medium in opposite directions.
10. The unit for wavelength.
15. A wave with vibrations at right angles (perpendicular) to the direction the wave is traveling.