Waves Review Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• transverse : a wave where vibrations are at right angles to the direction of travel
• longitudinal : a wave where vibrations are parallel to the direction of travel
• wavelength : the distance between two matching points on a wave
• amplitude : the height of a wave from the middle to the top
• frequency : the number of waves passing a point each second
• period : the time taken for one complete wave
• wave speed : how fast a wave travels
• hertz : the unit of frequency
• meter : the unit of wavelength
• second : the unit of time period
• high pitch : a sound with a high frequency
• low pitch : a sound with a low frequency
• sound : an example of a longitudinal wave
• light : an example of a transverse wave
• ripple : a small wave on the surface of water
• oscillation : one complete movement of a wave or object
• vibration : a repeated back and forth movement
• crest : the highest point on a transverse wave
• trough : the lowest point on a transverse wave
• compression : where particles are close together in a longitudinal wave
• rarefaction : where particles are far apart in a longitudinal wave
• two : the frequency when two waves pass a point each second
• five : the frequency when five waves pass a point each second
• ten : the number of waves in ten seconds if the frequency is one hertz
• one : the time period in seconds when the frequency is one hertz