Properties of Waves Vocabulary Crossword

any disturbance that transmits energy through matter or an empty space.
a substance, which can be a solid, liquid, or gas, that waves travel through.
waves that move in an up and down motion compared to the motion of energy.
waves that move in the same direction as the matter and energy move.
related to the energy carried by a wave.
the number of waves produced in a given amount of time.
the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave.
the speed at which the wave travels.
when a wave bounces back after hitting a barrier.
the bending of a wave as the wave passes from one medium to another.
the bending of waves around a barrier or through an opening.
when crests of two waves of different amplitude combine to form.
when two waves with the same amplitude combine and cancel each other out.
sounds caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the listener.
when waves are compressed together.
when waves spread more apart.
the highest point on a wave.
the lowest point on a wave.
waves that transfer energy as particles (bump into one another.)
waves that transfer energy without a medium.