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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Crust | The highest point on a wave. |
| trough | the lowest point on the wave. |
| wavelength | The size of the wave |
| frequencey | the number of waves that pass a given amount of time. |
| amplitude | the distance between a waves mid-point and its crest and trough |
| transverse wave | a wave in which the the crest and trough move at right angles to the direction of the wave travels |
| roygbiv | red,orange,yellow,green,blue,indigo,violet |
| light | energy that you can see |
| reflection | the light will bounce off or reflests off an object. |
| refraction | light rays as they enter a new medium. |