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Light waves

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Definition
Light   Energy that you can see  
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Crest   The top of a wave  
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Trough   The bottom of the wave  
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Wavelength   The length between two waves  
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Frequency   The amount of time that wave is repeated  
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Amplitude   The maximum extent of vibration  
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Transverse wave   A wave vibrating at right angles to any direction  
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Reflection   Light bouncing off an object  
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Refraction   Being deflected in passing obliquely through the interface between one or more surfaces  
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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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