Basic Interior Lighting

Front

Lighting used to highlight art, objects, or to emphasize wall areas. It is mostly decorative.

Back

accent lighting

Front

Lighting that illuminates an entire room, creates the overall lighting mood, and meets usual lighting needs.

Back

general lighting

Front

Additional illumination for specific activities like reading and cooking.

Back

task lighting

Front

The color of light is rated in _______, a temperature scale

Back

Kelvin

Front

The measurement of the amount of light a bulb produces.

Back

lumen

Front

A standard unit of power for lighting. The rate at which electromagnetic energy is radiated, absorbed, or dissipated.

Back

watts

Front

The controlled admission of natural light, direct sunlight, and diffused-skylight into a building to reduce electric lighting and saving energy.

Back

daylighting