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What causes a sun-tan?
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Does ultraviolet radiation tan skin?
Yes, UV radiation is what causes you to tan. It also causes skin cancer. (The reason your body tans is to pretect itself from cancer causing UV radiation.)
Why does the skin tan in the sun?
It's a defence mechanism against the Sun's harmful UV radiation, using the pigment melanin.
Do tanning beds promote skin cancer?
UV radiation has been linked to a high risk for skin cancer. Tanning beds use this type of radiation to help you develop a tan but they can be dangerous even if you are using sun block.
Is a tan a cause of nuclear energy?
Tanning has nothing to do with nuclear anything. The sun produces radiation, but it's not nuclear.
Can you tan while wearing sun screen?
Sun tan is caused due to the sun rays . Excessive exposure to ultraviolet rays accelerate melanin production in the skin even while wearing sun screen. And this causes darkening of the skin.
Does swimming causes tanning of skin?
when you swim your in the sun and yes your skin does tan under water!
Why are you tan?
You are most likely, naturally dark, and it's in the pigmentation in your skin, that causes you to absorb the sun.
Can you get a tan in the dark?
You can get a tan at night, but only if you use a tanning booth or sun lamp.
Can you get a tan from a heater?
No, you need ultra violet radiation to tan or burn.
What is visible sun radiation?
Visible means that you can see it.All the light from the sun that you can see is the visible solar radiation.The sunlight is seen as white light, but it is made of all the colors.A prism or a rainbow breaks the white light apart into all the colors that it is made of.An example of invisible solar radiation (you can't see it) is the ultraviolet light that gives you a tan or sun burn.Another type of invisible solar radiation is infrared light that you feel as the warmth of the sun.
What causes sunrays?
The ultra-violet part of the sun's radiation, which has a higher frequency and is more energetic than the visible part. A small exposure can create a pleasant tan, but too much causes burning of the skin.
