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Light Waves
Term | Definition |
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Crest | The highest point of the wave. |
Trough | The lowest point of the wave |
Wavelength | The distance between two points (measured at the bottom) |
Frequency | The numbered of waves that pass a point in a given amount of time |
Amplitude | The distance between a waves mid-point and it crest or trough |
Transverse Wave | A wave in which the crest or trough move at a right angles to the direction of the waves travel |