Chapter Four: Electricity

Question 1

Light, heat, chemical and megnetic changes are produced by:

Answer 1

electricity

Question 2

Material that best best transports electricity:

Answer 2

conductor

Question 3

Silver and copper transmit electricity:

Answer 3

conductor

Question 4

Materials that do not allow electricity to flow through them:

Answer 4

insulators

Question 5

Materials such as glass, rubber or paper around a conductor that does not allow a current to pass through it is called a:

Answer 5

insulator

Question 6

Material a current does not pass through:

Answer 6

alcohol

Question 7

Unit of electric strength:

Answer 7

ampere

Question 8

How many milliamperes equal one ampere?

Answer 8

1,000

Question 9

Measure of electric energy:

Answer 9

watt

Question 10

Constant electric current flowing in one direction:

Answer 10

direct current

Question 11

Breaks the flow of current when an overload occurs:

Answer 11

circuit breaker

Question 12

Steps that should NOT be followed to break the circuit when a person comes in contact with an electric current:

Answer 12

touch the person to ground the circuit

Question 13

The application of special currents (or modalities) that have a variety of effects on the skin:

Answer 13

electrotherapy

Question 14

When performing an electrotherapy procedure, what apparatus or current conductor is used to bring the current from the appliance to the skin?

Answer 14

electrode

Question 15

The direct current used in electrotherapy treatments:

Answer 15

Galvanic

Question 16

Electrode negatively charged during electrotherapy treatment:

Answer 16

cathode

Question 17

Temporary effect a negative electrode pole produces when applying Galvanic Current during electrotherapy treatment:

Answer 17

increase in blood flow

Question 18

NOT a temporary effect of the positive pole of galvanic current:

Answer 18

softens tissue

Question 19

Electrotherapy treatment that causes sebum to be broken down or blackheads to be liquefied, as in deep-pore cleansing:

Answer 19

desincrustation

Question 20

When using galvanic current on clients, what precaution must a stylist take in order to prevent injury?

Answer 20

do not use over an area having broken capillaries

Question 21

Faradic current is used chiefly to cause:

Answer 21

muscle contractions

Question 22

Tesla, a high frequency current, is known as:

Answer 22

violet rays

Question 23

High frequency and alternating current are characteristics of which type of electrotherapy?

Answer 23

tesla

Question 24

An alternating current which can be adjusted to different voltages to produce heat is:

Answer 24

high frequency

Question 25

Produces a mild, stimulating sensation while using high frequency current:

Answer 25

slightly separating the electrode from the skin

Question 26

Treatment with light rays:

Answer 26

light therapy

Question 27

Light that can be broken into individual wavelengths by a prism:

Answer 27

combination

Question 28

The longest wavelength:

Answer 28

infrared rays

Question 29

What kind of light mimics natural light?

Answer 29

incandescent

Question 30

Pure heat rays are produced by:

Answer 30

infrared rays

Question 31

A benefit of using infrared light during a facial:

Answer 31

increases circulation

Question 32

Average distance an infrared lamp should by placed during a facial:

Answer 32

30 inches

Question 33

Actinic rays are also known as:

Answer 33

ultraviolet

Question 34

Benefits derived from UV light:

Answer 34

small doses tan the skin

Question 35

Small doses of ultraviolet light helps the body produce:

Answer 35

vitamin D

Question 36

Bacteria that causes skin infections can be killed by:

Answer 36

ultraviolet light:

Question 37

Before using UV light on the skin and scalp it should be:

Answer 37

cleansed