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"Wave Characteristics": HTML5 Crossword |
Across2. The time it takes for a wave to complete one full oscillation (6)
7. The lowest part of a wave (6)
8. The maximum distance the particles of the medium carrying the wave move away from their rest positions (a.k.a the “height” of the wave) (9)
11. The material or substance through which mechanical waves can travel (6)
13. In this wave type, particles oscillate parallel to the direction that the wave propagates (12)
14. As a wave “propagates” through a medium, waves transfer energy without transferring ___ (6)
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Down1. The highest part of a wave (5)
2. A wave is said to be ___ if its oscillating pattern repeats at regular intervals of time throughout space (8)
3. How fast a wave travels through space; measured in meters per second (4,5)
4. The unit of measurement for the number of waves cycles “per second” (5)
5. These are closer together parts of a longitudinal wave (12)
6. In a transverse wave, particles oscillate in a direction ___ to the direction that the wave propagates (13)
9. The inverse of the period; the number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time (9)
10. This is the distance over which the wave completes one full oscillation (10)
12. as particles in a medium oscillate or vibrate, they transfer the ___ of this oscillation to particles around them (6)
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ACROSS
2. The time it takes for a wave to complete one full oscillation (6)
7. The lowest part of a wave (6)
8. The maximum distance the particles of the medium carrying the wave move away from their rest positions (a.k.a the “height” of the wave) (9)
11. The material or substance through which mechanical waves can travel (6)
13. In this wave type, particles oscillate parallel to the direction that the wave propagates (12)
14. As a wave “propagates” through a medium, waves transfer energy without transferring ___ (6)
DOWN
1. The highest part of a wave (5)
2. A wave is said to be ___ if its oscillating pattern repeats at regular intervals of time throughout space (8)
3. How fast a wave travels through space; measured in meters per second (4,5)
4. The unit of measurement for the number of waves cycles “per second” (5)
5. These are closer together parts of a longitudinal wave (12)
6. In a transverse wave, particles oscillate in a direction ___ to the direction that the wave propagates (13)
9. The inverse of the period; the number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time (9)
10. This is the distance over which the wave completes one full oscillation (10)
12. as particles in a medium oscillate or vibrate, they transfer the ___ of this oscillation to particles around them (6)

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