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Chapter 5
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09/09/2005

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Term
Light can only be detected by its effects on __________.
Definition
matter
Term
Light can be characterized by its __________________.
Definition
frequency
Term
A spectrometer is used to measure what aspect of a beam of light?
Definition
Wavelength
Term
Whose theory of electromagnetism stated that electromagnetic waves are equally divided between an electric field and a magnetic field?
Definition
James Maxwell
Term
Photons can be described by both their _________ and their energies.
Definition
wavelengths
Term
Electromagnetic radiation is only detected when it is intercepted and then transformed into another form of _______________.
Definition
energy
Term
Light travels as a wave in an infinite number of straight lines, called ________, which create a spherical, expanding wavefront.
Definition
beams
Term
The speed of light was first measured by ___________________ in 1676.
Definition
Olaf Romer
Term
What is the speed of light?
Definition
186,000 miles per second
Term
The electromagnetic spectrum is comprised of __________ parts, of which visible light is
but one.
Definition
seven
Term
Everyday items, such as pagers and cell phones, use _________________ to function.
Definition
microwaves
Term
There are ___________ colors that comprise the spectrum of visible light.
Definition
seven
Term
What is the most common source of ultraviolet rays?
Definition
Sunlight
Term
_______ is the primary agent responsible for sunburns.
Definition
UVB
Term
_________ are a type of EM radiation with a very short wavelength and high frequency, which allows them to move around molecules.
Definition
X-rays
Term
____________ are emitted by exploding stars in space.
Definition
Gamma rays
Term
What color has the lowest frequency of any visible light?
Definition
Red
Term
What color has the highest frequency of any visible light?
Definition
Violet
Term
The brightness or intensity of light depends on its _____________.
Definition
amplitude
Term
_________ are high-energy charged particles that travel through space at nearly the speed of light.
Definition
Cosmic rays
Term
One of the easiest methods of creating electromagnetic radiation is by _____________.
Definition
heating matter
Term
Most of the output of a common lighting instrument is in the form of ________.
Definition
heat
Term
Measurement of light amplitude falls into two categories; what are they?
Definition
Direct and reflected
Term
The lumen is a measurement of what kind of light?
Definition
Direct
Term
_______ is an illumination of one lumen per square meter.
Definition
Lux
Term
___________ is a measurement of luminous intensity.
Definition
Candela
Term
One lumen per square foot equals _______________.
Definition
foot candle
Term
___________ decreases in inverse proportion to the square of the distance.
Definition
Light intensity
Term
If a surface is exposed to white light and it reflects all of the wavelengths that strike the surface, the surface will appear _____________.
Definition
white
Term
If a surface is exposed to white light and it absorbs all of the wavelengths that strike the surface, the surface will appear _____________.
Definition
black
Term
____________ is a property of light, not of an object itself.
Definition
Color
Term
The ___________ color process deals with the mixing of direct light.
Definition
subtractive
Term
The ___________ color process deals with reflected or filtered light.
Definition
additive
Term
In the subtractive color process, cyan is created by subtracting _________.
Definition
red
Term
In the subtractive color process, magenta is created by subtracting _________.
Definition
green
Term
In the subtractive color process, yellow is created by subtracting _________.
Definition
blue
Term
What color is referred to as the “key” color in the subtractive color process?
Definition
black
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