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Science Waves

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Crest   The tip of a water or light wave.  
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Trough   The bottom of a water or light wave.  
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Wavelength   The length from trough to trough or crest to crest  
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Frequency   The number of waves per time period  
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Amplitude   The length from trough to crest or crest to trough  
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Transverse Wave   The trough and crest are following the energy of a wave. It looks like just a normal wave  
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Light   Energy that you can see  
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Reflection   The light will bounce off an item. It depends on what surface it hits  
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Refraction   The bending or light rays as they enter a new medium/air,glass,water  
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Color Spectrum   The entire range of light wavelengths visible to the human eye  
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ROYGBIV   Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet  
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