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Light Waves
Term | Definition |
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crest | the tip of a light wave |
trough | the bottom of a light wave |
wave length | the length of a light wave |
frequency | the number of waves (crest or troughs) that pass a point in a given amount of time |
amplitude | the distance between a waves mid-point and its crest or trough |
transverse wave | a wave in which the crests and troughs move at right angles to the direction of waves travel |
light | energy that you can see |
reflection | the light bouncing of an object |
refraction | the bending of light rays as they enter a new medium |
color spectrum | roygbiv |
roygbiv | red orange yellow green blue indago and viloet |