NYS ESTHETICS WRITTEN EXAM (Study) questions with
verified answers
____ is the method where the essential oils are pressed from the substances
Ans✓✓✓-Expression
_____ is the lightness or darkness of a color Ans✓✓✓-Value
______ is a color as the eye perceives it Ans✓✓✓-Hue
______ is a system of massage that balances the inner organs of the body
Ans✓✓✓-Reflexology
______ regulates the strength of the current used Ans✓✓✓-Rheostat
_______ is considered the SLOWEST level of disinfection Ans✓✓✓-Sanitation
________ is achieved by use of three colors that lie adjacent to each other on the
wheel Ans✓✓✓-Analagons
________ is having a high color value, or lightness of the color Ans✓✓✓-Tint
________ is having a low color value, or the darkness of a color Ans✓✓✓-Shade
________ is the brightness or fullness of a color Ans✓✓✓-Intensity
,________ maintains pressure on the skin, while the fingers or palms are moved
over the underlying structures. Ans✓✓✓-Friction
________ regulates the strength of the current used Ans✓✓✓-Rheostat
_________ is a single color with variations of lightness and darkness Ans✓✓✓-
Monochromatic
_________ is accomplished by rapid muscular contractions in the arms of the
esthetician, while the balls of the fingertips are pressed firmly on the point of
application. Ans✓✓✓-Vibration
_________ is achieved by combining two hues that are directly opposite on the
color wheel Ans✓✓✓-Complementary
__________ or _________ consists of tapping slapping and hacking movements
Ans✓✓✓-Tapotement/Percussion
1/1000th of an ampere is a Ans✓✓✓-Milliampere
A boil or pimple is an example of Ans✓✓✓-Primary lesion, local infection
A callus is also referred to as Ans✓✓✓-Keratoma
A chemical that is not legal to use in an appearance enhancement business
Ans✓✓✓-MMA
, A colorless liquid or waxy solid obtained by the fermentation of certain sugars is
Ans✓✓✓-Alcohol
A disease which spreads from one person to another by contact is known as
Ans✓✓✓-Communicable, contagious, infectious
A fissure is an example of Ans✓✓✓-secondary lesion
A germicidal vapor is known as a Ans✓✓✓-Fumigant
A homogenous mixture of molecules is a Ans✓✓✓-Solution
A kneading movement applied to the skin in which the skin and flesh are grasped
between the thumb and forefinger is _______ or _______ movement. Ans✓✓✓-
Petrissage/dr jacquet
A light, continuous movement applied to the skin with the skin with the fingers
and palms in a slow, and rhythmic manner is Ans✓✓✓-Effleurage
A permanent mixture of immiscible substances is an Ans✓✓✓-Emulsion
A person failing to renew an esthetics license after one year of the expiration date
must pay an additional fee of Ans✓✓✓-$10
A person must be ____ to qualify for an esthetics business license Ans✓✓✓-18
verified answers
____ is the method where the essential oils are pressed from the substances
Ans✓✓✓-Expression
_____ is the lightness or darkness of a color Ans✓✓✓-Value
______ is a color as the eye perceives it Ans✓✓✓-Hue
______ is a system of massage that balances the inner organs of the body
Ans✓✓✓-Reflexology
______ regulates the strength of the current used Ans✓✓✓-Rheostat
_______ is considered the SLOWEST level of disinfection Ans✓✓✓-Sanitation
________ is achieved by use of three colors that lie adjacent to each other on the
wheel Ans✓✓✓-Analagons
________ is having a high color value, or lightness of the color Ans✓✓✓-Tint
________ is having a low color value, or the darkness of a color Ans✓✓✓-Shade
________ is the brightness or fullness of a color Ans✓✓✓-Intensity
,________ maintains pressure on the skin, while the fingers or palms are moved
over the underlying structures. Ans✓✓✓-Friction
________ regulates the strength of the current used Ans✓✓✓-Rheostat
_________ is a single color with variations of lightness and darkness Ans✓✓✓-
Monochromatic
_________ is accomplished by rapid muscular contractions in the arms of the
esthetician, while the balls of the fingertips are pressed firmly on the point of
application. Ans✓✓✓-Vibration
_________ is achieved by combining two hues that are directly opposite on the
color wheel Ans✓✓✓-Complementary
__________ or _________ consists of tapping slapping and hacking movements
Ans✓✓✓-Tapotement/Percussion
1/1000th of an ampere is a Ans✓✓✓-Milliampere
A boil or pimple is an example of Ans✓✓✓-Primary lesion, local infection
A callus is also referred to as Ans✓✓✓-Keratoma
A chemical that is not legal to use in an appearance enhancement business
Ans✓✓✓-MMA
, A colorless liquid or waxy solid obtained by the fermentation of certain sugars is
Ans✓✓✓-Alcohol
A disease which spreads from one person to another by contact is known as
Ans✓✓✓-Communicable, contagious, infectious
A fissure is an example of Ans✓✓✓-secondary lesion
A germicidal vapor is known as a Ans✓✓✓-Fumigant
A homogenous mixture of molecules is a Ans✓✓✓-Solution
A kneading movement applied to the skin in which the skin and flesh are grasped
between the thumb and forefinger is _______ or _______ movement. Ans✓✓✓-
Petrissage/dr jacquet
A light, continuous movement applied to the skin with the skin with the fingers
and palms in a slow, and rhythmic manner is Ans✓✓✓-Effleurage
A permanent mixture of immiscible substances is an Ans✓✓✓-Emulsion
A person failing to renew an esthetics license after one year of the expiration date
must pay an additional fee of Ans✓✓✓-$10
A person must be ____ to qualify for an esthetics business license Ans✓✓✓-18
