Wave Crossword - WordMint

Means by which sound and light travel: waves
A wave vibrating at right angles to the direction of travel: Transverse
Part of a longitudinal wave where the wavelengths are the shortest: Compression
When light bounces off a surface: Reflection
Substance through which waves travel: Medium
The hightest point (peak) of a wave: Crest
The bending of light: refraction
Part of a longitudinal wave where the wavelengths are the longest: rarefraction
The lowest point of a wave: Trough
Measurement from one crest to the subsequent crest (or trough to trough), measured in hertz: Wavelength
A continuous, slight, shaking movement: Vibration
An object or substance that light can not travel through: opaque
Energy of the light is converted to different forms of internal energy: absorption
A wave that is an oscillation of matter, and therefore transfers energy through the matter: Mechanical
A wave of energy consisting of electric and magnetic fields, oscillating at right angles to each other: Electromagnetic
The distance on the wave that is measured from position of rest to the crest: Amplitude
Permitting light to pass through but diffusing it: Translucent
Permitting the uninterrupted passage of light: Transparent
The unit by which wavelengths are measured: Hertz
Waves that have vibrations along or parallel to their direction of travel: Longitudinal
The number of waves that pass a fixed point in a unit of time: Frequency