Waves Vocabulary Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. the distance between identical points (adjacent crests) in the adjacent cycles of a waveform signal propagated in space or along a wire.
  2. 3. a mechanical or electronic device that works on the principles of oscillation: a periodic fluctuation between two things based on changes in energy.
  3. 4. the maximum displacement or distance moved by a point on a vibrating body or wave measured from its equilibrium position.
  4. 8. an oscillation of matter, and therefore transfers energy through a medium
  5. 9. any material substance which can propagate waves or energy.
  6. 10. a type of wave that travels in the direction of the medium
  7. 14. the change in direction of a wave passing from one medium to another caused by its change in speed.
  8. 18. when two waves overlap in such a way that they combine to create a larger wave.
  9. 20. waves where the particle motion is in the same direction in which the wave is propagating.
Down
  1. 1. when two waves overlap in such a way that they cancel each other out.
  2. 5. the change in wave frequency during the relative motion between a wave source and its observer.
  3. 6. the number of waves that pass a fixed point in unit time
  4. 7. The time it takes for two successive crests (one wavelength) to pass a specified point.
  5. 11. the minimum value of upward displacement within a cycle.
  6. 12. the change of direction of propagation of a wave when it meets a boundary.
  7. 13. a phenomenon in which an external force or a vibrating system forces another system around it to vibrate with greater amplitude at a specified frequency of operation.
  8. 15. the rate at which it transfers energy divided by the area over which the energy is spread
  9. 16. shown by the spacing of the waves displayed.
  10. 17. motion in which all points on a wave oscillate along paths at right angles to the direction of the wave's advance.
  11. 19. the maximum value of upward displacement within a cycle.