Waves Vocabulary Crossword

a periodic disturbance in a solid, liquid, or gas as energy is transmitted through a medium
a physical environment in which phenomena occur
a wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction the wave is traveling
a wave vibrating in the direction of propagation
the maximum extent of a vibration or oscillation, measured from the position of equilibrium
the number of waves produced in a certain amount of time
the distance between successive crests of a wave, especially points in a sound wave or electromagnetic wave
the speed at which a wave travels
the throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it
change in direction of propagation of any wave as a result of its traveling at different speeds at different points along the wave front
the process by which a beam of light or other system of waves is spread out as a result of passing through a narrow aperture or across an edge, typically accompanied by interference between the wave forms produced
when two waves meet in such a way that their crests line up together
when the crest of one wave meets the trough of another, and the result is a lower total amplitude
a sound or series of sounds caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the listener
the action of compressing or being compressed
diminution in the density of something, especially air or a gas
reach the top of (something such as a hill or wave)
the lowest point the medium sinks to
a wave that is an oscillation of matter, and therefore transfers energy through a medium.
synchronized oscillations of electric and magnetic fields that propagate at the speed of light through a vacuum