Waves Vocab

4. wave oscillations (vibrations of the wave) are perpendicular to direction of the waves (string, water)
5. vibration or movement of waves
7. of oscillation
10. highest point of a wave
12. where the wave pushes matter farther apart
13. bending of a wave as it crosses the boundary between one medium and another
14. wave oscillations (vibrations of the wave) are in the same direction as the wave (slinky, sound waves)
15. where the wave pushes the matter closer together
16. the distance, measured in the direction of propagation of a wave, between two successive points in the wave that are characterized by the same

1. wave energy that travels through matter (e.g., sound, ocean waves, and earthquake waves)
2. the number of times a wave passes a certain point in a given amount of time
3. total distance a wave moves from its resting position
6. is electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than those of visible light
7. the time needed for one complete cycle of vibration to pass a given
8. when two or more waves arrive at the same point and occupy the same space
9. bending of a wave through an opening or around the edge of an
11. lowest point of a wave