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Which kind of radiation can penetrate clothing and skin to damage cells deep within a living body?
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How does the absorption of ultraviolet radiation by the ozone layer help sustain life-?
The absorption of ultraviolet radiation by the ozone layer help to sustain life because it helps to protect living things from damage of solar radiation.
Which type of radiation-alpha beta or gamma- is most dangerous to living things?
Ionizing radiation can be dangerous to living things, as it upsets the chemistry in living cells by breaking covalent bonds between atoms. Even if the radiation is not ionizing, such as in neutron flux, damage can be done there as well, due to activation processes that change the chemical identity of atoms.
What type of damage can alpha particles do to the body?
If Alpha Particles are inhaled, ingested (swallowed), or absorbed into the blood stream, alpha radiation is exposed to sensitive living tissue. The biological damage results in the increased chances of cancer, particularly lung cancer which is caused when alpha emitters are inhaled.
What is the effect of UV radiation on living tissues and biological productivity?
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation can lead to increased mutation rates, skin cancer, sunburns and eye cataracts. Crop production will also decrease as UV light affects molecules related to photosynthesis. In addition, UV radiation can damage DNA. However, organisms have repair mechanisms so the damages may not be as worse as expected.
Are cosmic rays harmful to humans?
Yes cosmic rays are known to be harmful to living organisms, owing to their potential to penetrate and damage tissue. Similar could be said for many kinds of radiation. However, statistically speaking the risk on the Earth's surface is not of significant concern; the magnetic field of Earth and the atmosphere itself provides shielding against most cosmic rays. Outside the atmosphere, astronauts are exposed to higher levels. Studies regarding the effects of the radiation environment of space were conducted as a consequence of space exploration efforts; research concluded the risk was mitigated by the brevity of exposure of astronauts during their missions.
Why is the robot not at risk of damage from radiation in space?
Robots are at risk of damage from radiation in space. However, they are at less risk than living creatures because they don't have DNA.
What are some ways in which radioactive elements can be dangerous?
Radiation, even in small doses, can cause cancer in humans and other living things Alpha radiation is responsible for most of the damage of DNA in living cells
What is radiation from the sun that can damage skin and other living cells blocked by the ozone layer?
The Ultra Violet radiation is the harmful radiation. It can cause skin cancer, eye cataract etc.
How does the absorption of ultraviolet radiation by the ozone layer help sustain life-?
The absorption of ultraviolet radiation by the ozone layer help to sustain life because it helps to protect living things from damage of solar radiation.
What type of radiation does radium give off?
Radium emits alpha, beta, and gamma radiation. Alpha radiation is fully ionized helium nuclei. Beta radiation is high energy electrons. Gamma radiation is very high energy electromagnetic radiation. All of these can do significant damage to living things.
How does the heating effect of absorbed radiation damage living cells?
well i was on here to find an answer but i found nothing, so they probably damage them by ionizing them causing cancerous cells or they can develop radiation sickness, this means the cells can have an abnormal cell, so when this divides it carrys on the chain.
What rays are dangerous to living things?
Death rays. Most types of radiation is dangerous, even the UV that makes it though the atmosphere. However, a human body can cope with a level or incoming radiation. Higher energy rays, such as gamma and x-rays are much more damaging, but fortunately they do not penetrate the atmosphere very well.
Does electromagnetic radiation from electric power lines computer monitors cell phones and microwave ovens affect living things?
The radiation from monitors can certainly affect living organisms; the light can damage the human eye after very short periods. Cell phones and electric power lines have such weak fields that they could not possibly harm a living being. Microwave ovens use shielding and failsafe systems to prevent any radiation affecting anything outside themselves.
Which type of radiation-alpha beta or gamma- is most dangerous to living things?
Ionizing radiation can be dangerous to living things, as it upsets the chemistry in living cells by breaking covalent bonds between atoms. Even if the radiation is not ionizing, such as in neutron flux, damage can be done there as well, due to activation processes that change the chemical identity of atoms.
How do you use the word ionizing in a sentence?
Some air cleaning systems work by ionizing and trapping dust particles. Ionizing radiation, such as gamma rays, can severely damage living cells.
How can you prove that all living things on earth emit radiation?
There are many forms of radiation. The radiation people usually think of is the radiation associated with nuclear decay; the radiation that comes from an X-ray machine or a nuclear bomb. However, radiation includes thermal radiation. This is the emission of heat. Since almost all chemical reactions result in the production of heat, and the metabolism of any living creature is essentially a very complex inter-related series of chemical reactions, all living creatures emit radiation: Living creatures require food ---> Food is broken down into nutrients and absorbed (this is a chemical reaction) ---> Chemical reactions generally produce heat ---> Living creatures radiate heat ---> Living creatures emit radiation
A person exposed to radiation has no chance of survival?
false because sunlight has radiation and all living things like humans has radiation
