Wave Vocabulary Crossword

A disturbance that carries energy through matter or space
The ability to do work
A repeated back and forth or up and down motion
A wave that requires a medium in which to travel and carry energy
Material through which waves travel
Distance between 2 crests or troughs
To bounce off
The change in direction of a wave due to a change in its medium
The apparent bending of waves around a small obstacle
The quality of a sound made by the number of vibrations (the highness or lowness of a sound)
Measure of wave energy; the distance between a waves' resting point anad the top or crest of the wave
A sound or series of sounds caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the listener.
The location of objects by reflected sound, in particular that used by animals such as dolphins and bats.
An increase (or decrease) in the frequency of sound, light, or other waves as the source and observer move toward (or away from) each other.
Vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear.
A wave that transfers energy perpendicular to its medium.. the energy moves one direction while the medium moves at a right angle to it
Waves that move the medium parallel to the direction in which the waves travel
Parts where the waves are close together
Parts where the waves are spread out
The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave
The highest point of a transverse wave
The lowest point of a transverse wave