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light waves
light waves definitions
Term | Definition |
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crest | a crest is the top of the wave |
trough | a trough is the bottom of a wave |
wavelength | the distance between crests of a wave |
frequency | the number if waves that pass a point in a given amount of time |
amplitude | the distance a waves mid-point and is crest or trough |
transverse wave | a wave in which the crest and troughs move at right angles to the direction of the waves travel |
light definition | light is energy you can see |
reflection | light that bounces off of an object |
refraction | the bending of light rays entering a new medium |
color spectrum | different frequences of color |
ROYGBIV | red, orange,yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet |