Howdy! can be replied to with just a nod and a smile. It simply means Hi! in Texan - not How are you doing?. Or you might reply, Hey Y'all Doon? if you want to engage in proper Texan interactions. Replying in proper English, well pronounced, with each syllable clearly spoken, is HIGHLY discouraged.
The crest of a wave is the point of maximum positive displacement, or upward movement, away from equilibrium, or an undisturbed state. The opposite of crest is trough, which is the point of the greatest negative, downward displacement.
Nodes and antinodes should not be confused with crests and troughs. When the motion of a traveling wave is discussed, it is customary to refer to a point of large maximum displacement as a crest and a point of large negative displacement as a trough.