Waves vocab Definitions

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Across
  1. 2. The range of all types of electromagnetic radiation, including visible light.
  2. 3. The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the human eye
  3. 5. The region in a longitude wave where partials are spread apart
  4. 6. The bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface.
  5. 9. The height of a wave from it's rest position, related to the energy of the wave.
  6. 11. The process by which a wave is absorbed by a material and converted to energy.
  7. 15. The bending of a wave as it passes from one medium to another.
  8. 16. The highest point of a wave.
Down
  1. 1. A type of electromagnetic radiation that is visible to the human eye.
  2. 4. A type of wave where the disturbance move's parallel to the direction of the wave
  3. 7. The region in a longitudinal wave where partials are closest together
  4. 8. The number of waves that pass a point in one second.
  5. 10. A type of wave where the disturbance moves perpendicular to the direction of the waves.
  6. 12. The lowest point of a wave.
  7. 13. A transparent object that refracts light to converge or diverge beams
  8. 14. A disturbance that transfers energy through space or matter.