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Light Waves
light waves
Question | Answer |
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Crest | The top of a wave. |
Transverse Wave | A wave in which the crests and troughs move at right angles to the direction of the waves travel. |
Amplitude | The distance between a waves mid-point and its crest o trough. |
Trough | The trough is the bottom of the wave. |
Wavelength | The distance between two troughs. |
Frequency | The number of waves that pass a point in a given amount of time. |
Light | Energy that you can see. |
Reflection | Light that reflects off an object. |
Refraction | The bending of light rays as they enter a new medium. |
Color spectrum | R-O-Y-G-B-I-V |
R-O-Y-G-B-I-V | Red-Orange-Yellow-Green-Blue-Indigo-Vilot |