Waves Vocabulary Review

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Across
  1. 2. The bending of waves caused by a change in its speed as it moves from one medium through another
  2. 3. when a wave strikes an object and bounces off of it
  3. 6. used to take pictures of bones to check for breaks and fractures also used in CAT scans
  4. 13. Wave Waves in which the direction of propagation aligns with the direction of vibration of the medium
  5. 16. Waves give off energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation
  6. 18. When a wave strikes an object and opening, thus more diffraction goes into it
  7. 21. The height of a crest, the depth of a trough,
  8. 22. A rhythmic disturbance that transfers energy through matter or space
  9. 23. Light the only electromagnetic waves we can see; given off by the sun and light bulbs
  10. 24. of Reflection Angle of incidence is always equal to the angle of reflection
  11. 26. Highest points of a transverse wave
  12. 27. The amount of time it takes one wavelength to pass a point
  13. 28. massless bundle of energy
  14. 29. When an object causes a wave to change direction and bend around it
Down
  1. 1. process where an object is made to vibrate at its natural frequency by absorbing the energy of another object that is vibrating at the same frequency
  2. 4. the number of waves that pass a given point in one second
  3. 5. Wave waves that can only travel through a medium
  4. 7. A measure of how long the wave is, taken from one wave to the same point on the next wave.
  5. 8. When two or more waves combine to form a new wave
  6. 9. lowest points of a transverse wave
  7. 10. Rays used to kill cancer cells, sterilize medical equipment, and in radioactive tracers
  8. 11. used for cooking, Doppler radar, and GPS
  9. 12. Light given off by the sun; used in light bulbs, to kill bacteria, and by the human body to make vitamin D
  10. 14. piece of glass or other transparent material with precisely shaped, flat faces that are used to refract (bend) and separate light.
  11. 15. Wave a wave that oscillates perpendicularly to the direction of the waves advance
  12. 17. used in night vision goggles, remote controls, and infrared photography
  13. 19. Waves emitted by radio stations, MRI’s, RADAR, Wi-Fi, TV, and cell phones
  14. 20. A term related to frequency that increases as frequency increases.
  15. 25. The matter a wave moves through.