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light waves
light waves definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| crest | a crest is the top of the wave |
| trough | a trough is the bottom of a wave |
| wavelength | the distance between crests of a wave |
| frequency | the number if waves that pass a point in a given amount of time |
| amplitude | the distance a waves mid-point and is crest or trough |
| transverse wave | a wave in which the crest and troughs move at right angles to the direction of the waves travel |
| light definition | light is energy you can see |
| reflection | light that bounces off of an object |
| refraction | the bending of light rays entering a new medium |
| color spectrum | different frequences of color |
| ROYGBIV | red, orange,yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet |