Wave Crossword

The distance between one crest or trough of a wave and next.
Highest point of a wave.
How fast an object moves.
Maximum displacement from rest position ; shows the amount of energy.
A change in the direction of a wave when the wave finds an obstacles or an edge , such as an opening.
A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place.
Waves of energy traveling through rock.
The part of longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are far apart.
Occurs when a wave bounces off a surface that it cannot pass through; upside down.
Lowest point of a wave.
Part of the Em spectrum . Electromagnetic radiation.
Electromagnetic waves used for communication on computers , phones ,etc.
Bending of waves as the wave passes between 2 substances.
Number of waves produced in a given amt. of time.
A physical environment in which phenomena occurs.
Require a medium to travel through (Ex: water waves and sound waves).
Unit of measurement for frequency.
Waves add as they meet.
Perception of the frequency of sound
Particles on the wave vibrate perpendicular to the direction that the wave is moving.
Do not require a medium (ex: light and radio waves).
Particles on these waves vibrate parallel to the direction that the wave is moving (through a series of compressions and rarefactions).