Waves Crossword

an oscillation accompanied by a transfer of energy that travels through a medium
space or mass
an oscillation of matter, which therefore transfers energy through a medium
synchronized oscillations of electric and magnetic fields
a mechanical phenomenon whereby oscillations occur about an equilibrium point
a moving wave that consists of oscillations occurring perpendicular (or right angled) to the direction of energy transfer
the point on a wave with the maximum value or upward displacement within a cycle
the minimum or lowest point in a cycle
the maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies
waves in which the displacement of the medium is in the same direction as, or the opposite direction to, the direction of travel of the wave
the application of balanced inward ("pushing") forces to different points on a material or structure
the reduction of an item's density
the spatial period of the wave
the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit time
defined as one cycle per second
the change in direction of a wavefront at an interface between two different media so that the wavefront returns into the medium from which it originated
the change in direction of propagation of a wave due to a change in its transmission medium
the physical property of allowing light to pass through the material without being scattered
: it allows light to pass through, but does not necessarily (again, on the macroscopic scale) follow Snell's law
the degree to which light is not allowed to travel through
the way in which the energy of a photon is taken up by matter