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Characteristics of Waves

Name:____________________ Date:___________
Across
Points of maximum amplitude on a standing wave are called ______.
The material through which a wave travels is called a _______.
A _____ is a disturbance involving the transfer of energy from place to place.
A _____ wave vibrates the medium in the same direction in which the wave travels.
When a wave moves around a barrier or through an opening in a barrier, it bends or spreads out. This is called _____.
A ____ wave is a wave that appears to stand in one place though it is two waves interfering as they pass through each other.
Interference in which waves combine to form a wave with a larger amplitude than any individual wave's amplitude is called ______ interference.
A wave that vibrates the medium at right angles, or perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels is called a ______ wave.
An area where the coils of a spring or the medium of a longitudinal wave is spread out is called a _____.
When a wave hits a surface, any part of the wave that cannot pass through the surface bounces back. This is called ______.
A low point of a transverse wave is a ______.
_____ waves are a combination of transverse and longitudinal waves.
_____ waves are the most familiar surface waves.
The _____, wavelength and frequency of a wave are related by the mathematical formula: _____ = wavelength x frequency. (same word for both blanks)
Down
_____ is an increase in the amplitude of a vibration that occurs when external vibrations match an objects natural frequency.
_____ is the interaction between waves that meet.
An area where the coils of a spring are close together is called a _______.
The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave, such as from one crest to the next crest is its _____.
A ______ is a repeated back an forth or up and down motion.
____ is the maximum distance the medium vibrates from the rest position.
The more ____ a wave has, the greater its amplitude.
The ______ of a wave is the number of waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time.
Interference in which two waves combine to form a wave with a smaller amplitude than either original wave has is called ______ interference.
Frequency is measured in ______ and is defined as the number of waves per second.
Waves that require a medium to travel are called _______ waves.
_____ is the bending of waves due to a change in speed.
In a standing wave, destructive interference produces points with zero amplitude called ______.
The high point of a transverse wave is a ______.