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What protects the skin from ultraviolet radiation?
Melanin is a substance produced by the skin that protects the skin from ultraviolet radiation. It also gives skin its color.
What waves tan and burn your skin?
Ultraviolet
What kind of electromagnetic radiation causes certain substances to fluoresce?
Ultraviolet waves of certain wavelengths kill bacteria, tan your skin, and produce the effect known as fluorescence. pg 52 of your textExamples: ultraviolet radiation, visible light.
What is wrong with ultraviolet light?
Ultraviolet radiation can be a cause of skin cancers.
What does ultraviolet radiation from the sun do to the skin and cells?
UV radiation is harmful to skin. It causes skin cancer.
What is a danger of ultraviolet radiation?
SKIN CANCER!
How do sunbeds work?
Sunbeds emit ultraviolet (UV) radiation, which stimulates the skin to produce melanin, the pigment that gives skin its color. This results in a tan. However, UV radiation from sunbeds can also damage the skin and increase the risk of skin cancer and premature aging. It is important to use sunbeds cautiously and limit exposure to UV radiation.
What kind of electromagnetic radiation will cause skin to burn?
Protection from ultraviolet radiation is what we use sunblock for. UV (ultraviolet) rays have high energy and can damage skin.
Is it true that ultraviolet radiation stimualtes the skin to produce anitibodies?
No; ultraviolet radiation stimulates the skin to produce melanin. UV light also converts a precursor to vitamin D in the skin.
What is the danger of ultraviolet's radiation?
Ultraviolet Radiation, with prolonged contact with the skin, can later in life cauuse skin cancer
What causes a sun-tan?
Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun triggers the production of melanin in the skin. Melanin is a pigment that gives skin its color and helps protect it from UV damage. As melanin accumulates in the skin, it darkens, resulting in a tan.
What kind of radiation can cause skin cancer?
ultraviolet
