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Wave Vocabulary
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Wave : A disturbance that causes energy to pass through a medium.
TransverseWave : Waves where the direction of the particles move perpendicular to the direction of energy.
Crest : The highest point of a wave.
Trough : The lowest point of a wave.
Amplitude : The measurement from the resting point to the crest or trough.
RestingPoint : The position a wave would assume if there were no disturbances moving through it.
CompressionalWave : Waves in which the direction of the particles move with that of the energy.
Compression : The region in a longitudinal wave where the particles are closest together.
Rarefaction : The region in a longitudinal wave where the particles are furthest apart.
WaveLength : The measurement between two adjacent crests or troughs.
WaveHeight : The measurement from crest to trough or trough to crest.
Frequency : The number of waves that pass a given point within one second.
Hertz : The standard unit of frequency; one cycle per second.
Interference : The process in which two or more waves combine to cancel each other out.
Diffraction : The bending of waves around obstacles in their path.
Refraction : The change of direction of a wave in passing from one medium into another.
Reflection : The return of a wave after striking a smooth surface.
Medium : The material in which a wave transfers energy.
MechanicalWave : Waves that require a medium to transfer their energy.
ElectromagneticWave : Waves that are able to travel through the vacuum of space.
Wave Vocabulary
Across:1. | The highest point of a wave. | 4. | A disturbance that causes energy to pass through a medium. | 12. | The measurement from the resting point to the crest or trough. | 16. | The lowest point of a wave. | 17. | The region in a longitudinal wave where the particles are furthest apart. | 18. | Waves in which the direction of the particles move with that of the energy. | 19. | The measurement between two adjacent crests or troughs. | 20. | The position a wave would assume if there were no disturbances moving through it. |
| | Down:2. | Waves where the direction of the particles move perpendicular to the direction of energy. | 3. | The number of waves that pass a given point within one second. | 5. | Waves that are able to travel through the vacuum of space. | 6. | Waves that require a medium to transfer their energy. | 7. | The change of direction of a wave in passing from one medium into another. | 8. | The process in which two or more waves combine to cancel each other out. | 9. | The return of a wave after striking a smooth surface. | 10. | The standard unit of frequency; one cycle per second. | 11. | The bending of waves around obstacles in their path. | 13. | The region in a longitudinal wave where the particles are closest together. | 14. | The material in which a wave transfers energy. | 15. | The measurement from crest to trough or trough to crest. |
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Wave Vocabulary
Across:1. | The highest point of a wave. | 4. | A disturbance that causes energy to pass through a medium. | 12. | The measurement from the resting point to the crest or trough. | 16. | The lowest point of a wave. | 17. | The region in a longitudinal wave where the particles are furthest apart. | 18. | Waves in which the direction of the particles move with that of the energy. | 19. | The measurement between two adjacent crests or troughs. | 20. | The position a wave would assume if there were no disturbances moving through it. |
| | Down:2. | Waves where the direction of the particles move perpendicular to the direction of energy. | 3. | The number of waves that pass a given point within one second. | 5. | Waves that are able to travel through the vacuum of space. | 6. | Waves that require a medium to transfer their energy. | 7. | The change of direction of a wave in passing from one medium into another. | 8. | The process in which two or more waves combine to cancel each other out. | 9. | The return of a wave after striking a smooth surface. | 10. | The standard unit of frequency; one cycle per second. | 11. | The bending of waves around obstacles in their path. | 13. | The region in a longitudinal wave where the particles are closest together. | 14. | The material in which a wave transfers energy. | 15. | The measurement from crest to trough or trough to crest. |
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