Waves Vocabulary Crossword

a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another
any substance that a wave moves through
a type of wave in which the disturbance moves at right angles (perpendicular) to the direction in which the wave travels
a type of wave in which the disturbance moves in the same direction that the wave travels
highest point, or peak, of a wave
lowest point, or valley, of a wave
the distance from the equilibrium to the crest or trough
the distance from crest to crest OR trough to trough
the number of waves passing a fixed point in a certain amount of time (1 second)
the bouncing back of a wave after it strikes a barrier
the bending of a wave as it enters a new medium at an angle other than 90 degrees
the spreading out of waves through an opening or around the edge of an obstacle
the disappearance of a wave into a medium.
the meeting and combining of waves.. (your fingers on the string in yesterday's lab)