Waves, Sound, and Light Vocab. Part 1 Crossword

The maximum displacement or distance moved by a point on a vibrating body or wave measured from its equilibrium position. It is equal to one-half the length of the vibration path. Intensity of a wave. Sound- loudness Light- brightness
Distance between corresponding points of two consecutive waves
The number of crests of a wave that move past a given point in a given unit of time. Most common unit is the hertz (Hz), corresponding to one crest per second. Energy of the wave.
Is the point on a wave with the maximum value of upward displacement within a cycle
Is the opposite of a crest, so minimum or lowest point in a cycle.
A disturbance or vibration which travels through a medium.
Anything that a wave travels through
Time it takes to make one complete cycle or wave. It is the inverse of the frequency
One complete wave or cycle
Oscillations are perpendicular to the direction the wave is traveling
Oscillations are in the same direction as the wave
A wave of energy that is both an electric and a magnetic wave oscillating in two directions at the same time
Combination of two waves moving in opposite directions, each having the same amplitude and frequency.
Two waves can occupy the same place at the same time
The interference of two or more waves in the same phase resulting in their mutual reinforcement and producing a single enlarge amplitude which is equal to the sum of the amplitude of each wave
The interference of two waves in opposite phases resulting in the reduction or cancelling out of the waves' amplitudes.
The bending of a wave around a barrier or obstacle
The changing in direction of a wave resulting from interaction with a boundary
The bending or change in direction as a wave crosses from one medium into another
Is a type of vibration in which a force is repeatedly applied to a mechanical system
The increase in amplitude of oscillation of an electric or mechanical system exposed to a periodic force whose frequency is equal or very close to the natural undamped frequency of the system
Is the reduction of an item's density, the opposite of compression
Is a point along a standing wave where the wave has minimum amplitude
Is a point along a standing wave where there in the maximum amplitude
Is the angle between a ray incident on a surface and the line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence, called the normal