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Term | Definition |
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Amplitude | the distance between a waves mid point and its crest or trough |
Transverse wave | A wave in which the crest and trough move right angle to the direction of the waves travel. |
creast | The top of a wave |
Wave length | The distance between troughs. |
Trough | The bottom of a wave. |
Frequency | The number of waves crests or troughs that pass a point in a given time. |
Light | energy that you can see |
Reflection | Light that reflects of objects. |
Refraction | The bending of light rays as they enter a new medium. |
color spectrum | The visible colors from shortest to longest wave lenghs |
ROYGBIV | The colors of a rainbow |