1.
1. A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place. 2. The movement of energy through a body of water.________________________
2.
A wave that requires a medium through which to travel.________________________
3.
The material through which a wave travels.________________________
4.
The energy transferred through space by electromagnetic waves.________________________
5.
A wave that moves the medium at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels.________________________
6.
1. The height of a transverse wave from the center to a crest or trough. 2. The maximum distance the particles of a medium move away from their rest positions as a longitudinal wave passes through the medium.________________________
7.
A wave that moves the medium in a direction parallel to the direction in which the wave travels.________________________
8.
The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave, such as the distance between two crests.________________________
9.
The number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time.________________________
10.
The bouncing back of an object or a wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass.________________________
11.
The bending of waves as they enter a new medium at an angle, caused by a change in speed.________________________
12.
The bending of a wave as it moves around an obstacle or passes through a narrow opening.________________________
13.
The process by which an object takes in, or absorbs, light.________________________
14.
The interaction between waves that meet.________________________
15.
A wave that appears to stand in one place, even though it is two waves interfering as they pass through each other.________________________
16.
The increase in the amplitude of a vibration that occurs when external vibrations match an object's natural frequency.________________________
17.
A wave that can transfer electric and magnetic energy through the vacuum of space.________________________
18.
The complete range of electromagnetic waves placed in order of increasing frequency.________________________
19.
Electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies.________________________
20.
Electromagnetic waves that have shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies than radio waves.________________________
21.
Electromagnetic radiation that can be seen with the unaided eye.________________________
22.
Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths shorter than visible light but longer than X-rays.________________________
23.
Electromagnetic waves with shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies than microwaves.________________________
24.
Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths shorter than ultraviolet rays but longer than gamma rays.________________________
25.
Electromagnetic waves with the shortest wavelengths and highest frequencies.________________________
26.
The lowest point on a transverse wave.________________________
27.
The highest point in a transverse wave.________________________
