Light and Waves

Front

What is the distance between waves (between two crests or two troughs)?

Back

Wavelength

Front

What is the bottom of a wave called?

Back

Trough

Front

What do waves transfer?

Back

Energy

Front

What phenomenon causes a rainbow to form when it rains?

Back

Refraction

Front

What happens to light when it is refracted?

Back

It bends.

Front

What is the highest point of a wave called?

Back

Crest

Front

What is the measure of how far a wave travels in a given amount of time?

Back

Speed of the wave

Front

What is the height of a wave from its rest position to its crest?

Back

Amplitude

Front

What is the term for the number of waves that pass a point in one second?

Back

Frequency

Front

What is the process called when light bounces off a surface?

Back

Reflection