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light waves science
light waves
Term | Definition |
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crest | the top part of a light wave |
trough | the bottom part of a light wave |
wavelength | the distance between two light waves |
frequency | the number of waves that pass a point in a given amount of time |
amplitude | the distance between the trough and the crest . |
transverse waves | the crest and the trough move at right angles to the direction that the waves and the energy travels |
light | energy that you can see |
reflection | light reflects off of an object. |
refraction | the bending of light rays as they enter a new medium |
color spectrum | ROYGBIV |
ROYGBIV | red,orange,yellow,green,blue,indigo,violet |