Parts of Waves Crossword Puzzle
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QUESTIONS LIST:
- amplitude : the maximum distance the medium vibrates from the rest position
- wavelength : the distance between two parts of a wave
- rarefraction : part of a longitudinal wave that is spread apart
- mechanical wave : without a medium they cannot travel
- longitudinal wave : this vibrates the medium in the same direction that it travels
- transverse wave : a wave that vibrates the medium at right angles
- trough : the low point on a transverse wave
- crest : the high point on a transverse wave
- frequency : the number of waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time
- medium : the material through which a wave travels
- energy : the ability to do work
- wave : a disturbance that transfers energy from place to place
- compression : part of a longitudinal wave that is close together
- equilibrium : resting point represented by the horizontal line in the middle of the wave
