Waves Crossword

– a repeating disturbance or movement that transfers energy through matter or space
waves that can only travel through matter
the matter through which a mechanical wave can travel
the matter in the medium moves at right angles to the direction the wave is traveling
the matter in the medium moves parallel to the direction the wave is traveling
distance between one point on one wave and the nearest point just like it on the following wave
how many wave lengths pas a fixed point each second
time required for one wave to pass a fixed point
the product of wavelength and frequency
a measure of the energy in a wave
the bouncing back of a wave when it strikes a surface or boundary
the bending of a wave when it travels from one medium to another
the change in the direction of a wave when an object causes the wave to bend around it
the interaction between two or more waves that occupy the same space at the same time.
the waves add together
the waves subtract from each other as they overlap
a wave pattern that forms when wave equal in wavelength and amplitude, but traveling in opposite directions, constructively interfere
points on a standing where the two waves cancel and no movement occurs
points on a standing wave where movement is at a maximum
the ability of an object to vibrate by absorbing energy at its natural frequency