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Light waves
vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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Light | energy that you can see |
Crest | The highest point on a light wave |
Trough | The lowest point on a light wave |
Wavelength | The measurement of the wave |
Amplitude | The distance between a waves mid point and its trough or crest |
Transverse wave | a wave in which the crests and troughs move at right angles to the direction of the waves travel |
Frequency | the number of waves that pass a point in a given amount of time |
Refraction | the bending of a light wave as it moves from one material to another |
Reflection | is when light bounces off an object |
Roy G Biv | R=red O=orange Y=yellow G=green B=blue I=indigo V=violet |
Color Spectrum | is the entire range of light wavelengths visible to a human eye |