Waves Vocab

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Across
  1. 5. lowest point of a wave
  2. 7. wave oscillations (vibrations of the wave) are perpendicular to
  3. 9. of the waves (string, water)
  4. 11. bending of a wave as it crosses the boundary between one medium and another
  5. 13. and earthquake waves)
  6. 15. where the wave pushes the matter closer together
  7. 17. two succe
  8. 20. wave oscillations (vibrations of the wave) are in the same direction as the wave (slinky, sound waves)
  9. 22. the number of times a wave passes a certain point in a given
Down
  1. 1. where the wave pushes matter farther apart
  2. 2. total distance a wave moves from its resting position
  3. 3. when two or more waves arrive at the same point and occupy the
  4. 4. of time
  5. 6. highest point of a wave
  6. 8. is electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than those of
  7. 10. space
  8. 12. vibration or movement of waves
  9. 14. wave energy that travels through matter (e.g., sound, ocean
  10. 16. the time needed for one complete cycle of vibration to pass a given
  11. 18. light
  12. 19. bending of a wave through an opening or around the edge of an
  13. 21. the distance, measured in the direction of propagation of a wave,