Intro To Waves Crossword

waves with lowest frequency and longest wavelength used to broadcast radio and television signals
made up of transverse waves from radio waves to gamma rays, it is organized based on wavelength
used in cooking, radar systems, telephones, and other signals
used in TV remotes to change channels, surveillance cameras, heat radiators, and satellite imaging
only part of the spectrum that the human eye can see, and it contains the colors of the rainbow
occurs naturally in sunlight and most of it is blocked by the ozone layer and it can be absorbed by the skinned is used in fluorescent light bulbs and tanning beds
strong enough to penetrate deep into tissues and take images of teeth, bones, and other objects. It is also used in airport security and to inspect products, such as computer chips
waves with highest frequency and shortest wavelength. It is found in space, nuclear explosions, and lightning. It is used in medicine to kill cancer cells and to sterilize medical equipment
movement that follows the same path repeatedly, and it gives waves their energy
a traveling disturbance that carries energy from place to place
waves that require a medium to travel through
move in and out as a series of compressions and rarefactions. They move parallel to the motion of the wave.
vibrates up and down or right to left. They move perpendicular to the motion of the medium.
move in circular motion, they are a combination of longitudinal and transverse waves
matter that mechanical waves travel through
waves that DO NOT require a medium to travel
empty space, also known as a place with no matter at all
highest point or peak of a transverse wave
lowest point or bottom of a transverse wave
the height of a wave from resting position
the distance between 2 consecutive points on a wave
when the crests of a longitudinal wave are close together
when the crests of a longitudinal wave are spread far apart
the number of waves passing a point in a second measured in hertz (Hz)