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light waves

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crest   The crest is the highest point of a wave  
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trough   The trough is the lowest point of a wave  
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wavelength   The wave length is the length of two points in a wave, between the two troughs or the two crests  
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frequency   number of waves that pass through in a certain period of time  
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amplitude   The height of a wave  
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transverse waves   A wave that goes up and down  
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light   Light is energy that you can see  
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reflection   light can bounce off certain objects  
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refraction   the bending of light waves as they enter a new medium  
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color spectrum   different frequency's of light  
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ROYGBIV   red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet  
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