Waves Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. a wave vibrating in the direction of propagation
  2. 6. block light from traveling through them
  3. 8. A substance that makes possible the transfer of energy from one location to another, especially through waves.
  4. 9. distance between identical points
  5. 11. the electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths between 380 and 750 nm which is visible to the human eye.
  6. 12. highest surface part of a wave
  7. 13. abrupt change in the direction of propagation of a wave that strikes the boundary between different mediums
Down
  1. 1. the lowest point on a wave
  2. 2. a type of energy made by vibrations
  3. 4. maximum displacement or distance moved by a point on a vibrating body
  4. 5. the change in direction of a wave passing from one medium to another caused by its change in speed
  5. 7. wave vibrating at right angles to the direction of its propagation
  6. 10. allow some light to travel through them