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Term | Definition |
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Crust | The highest point on a wave. |
trough | the lowest point on the wave. |
wavelength | The size of the wave |
frequencey | the number of waves that pass a given amount of time. |
amplitude | the distance between a waves mid-point and its crest and trough |
transverse wave | a wave in which the the crest and trough move at right angles to the direction of the wave travels |
roygbiv | red,orange,yellow,green,blue,indigo,violet |
light | energy that you can see |
reflection | the light will bounce off or reflests off an object. |
refraction | light rays as they enter a new medium. |