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Light Waves

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Crest   The highest point on a wave.  
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Trough   The lowest point on a wave.  
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Wavelength   The length between one wave and another.  
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Frequency   The number of waves that pass a point in a given amount of time.  
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Amplitude   The distance between a wave's mid-point and it's crest or trough.  
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Transverse Wave   A wave in which the crests and troughs move at right angles to the direction of the wave's travel.  
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Light   Energy that you can see.  
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Reflection   Light reflects off objects.  
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Refraction   The bending of light rays as they enter a new medium.  
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Color spectrum   The visible colors from shortest to longest wavelength .  
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ROYGBIV   Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet  
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