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UV radiation is of a high energy, therefore it can cause damage to living cells. The dangers faced by humans include; most commonly damage to the skin, but also damage to the eye and immune system. Most people experience sunburn at some time in their lives, but UV can cause more serious skin damage such as cancer as a result of DNA damage.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoUltraviolet rays (as all electromagnetic waves with more energy then the visible spectrum) can be dangerous to humans. UV tyically just reacts with the skin to cause burns, through prolonged exposure can cause mutations in the DNA of the skin, which causes skin cancer.
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∙ 8y agoIn high enough amounts, yes. It can cause damage to the skin and eyes, potentially causing skin cancer and blindness.
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∙ 13y agoUV-C is energetic enough to break lots of DNA (and other) bonds in humans, so yes it is very dangerous, can be produced by the welding process, and can cause skin cancer and cataracts.
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∙ 13y agoultraviolet light is light that the sun gives off. that's why you can get sunburns when you are outside for too long.
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∙ 12y agosunburn, skin cancer, etc.
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Why is sunlight dangerous?
Some of the sunlight exists as ultraviolet light. Too much exposure to this can cause skin cancer.
Why are ultraviolet rays more dangerous on high mountains?
At high altitudes, where the air and cloud cover are thinner, it allows more damaging UV rays to get through the atmosphere.
Which has the higher frequencies ultraviolet or infrared?
Ultraviolet
Are you seeing ultraviolet rays when you see ultraviolet light?
no, because ultraviolet rays are just above seeing and with ultraviolet lights, you see a more violet color.
What has greater energy between ultraviolet and infrared?
ultraviolet has more energy.
Which layer of the earth atmosphere protects the earth from dangerous ultraviolet raditions of the sun?
Dangerous Ultraviolet radiations are the ones emitted from sun. These are protected by ozone.
Which layer of the earth atmosphere protects the earth from dangerous ultraviolet?
The ozone layer. It protects from ultraviolet.
Ultraviolet A and ultraviolet B are the two types of radiation form sunlight only uva is dangerous?
no.. both are
How would you use ultraviolet in a sentence?
The ultraviolet light of the sun will give you good color, but too much exposure can be dangerous.
Which layer of earth's atmosphere protect the earth from the dangerous ultraviolet?
The ozone layer
Which layer of the earth's atmosphere protectes the earth from the dangerous ultraviolet radiations of the sun?
OZONE
Which layer of the earths atmosphere protects the earth from these dangerous ulterviolet?
Dangerous ultraviolet radiations want to enter the earth. They are blocked by the UV radiations.
Are X-rays less dangerous to health than ultraviolet radiation?
No, they are not. X-rays have a higher energy than UV radiation, and they have the potential to do more damage to tissue.
Is the ozone layer a climate?
No. It's a thin layer of ozone gas which protects the earth from dangerous ultraviolet radiation.
Is it safer to be exposed to ultraviolet radiation or infrared radiation?
I think it is dangerous in both the cases as each has its own complications.
Which layer of the earth atmosphere protects the earth from the dangerous ultraviolet?
Ozone layer protects us. It is present in the stratosphere.
Why is sunlight dangerous?
Some of the sunlight exists as ultraviolet light. Too much exposure to this can cause skin cancer.
