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UV, or "ultraviolet" radiation from the Sun. UV radiation has a higher frequency and shorter wavelength than visible light does, and carries more energy.
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When heat from the sun comes through the atmosphere and heats earth is called what?
This type of heat transfer is called radiation.
Radiation from the sun provides what for the water cycle?
energy
What happens when solar radiation leaves the sun?
Assuming you mean electromagnetic radiation, once it leaves the Sun it will go outwards at the speed of light (300,000 kilometers per second).
What is the incoming radiation from the sun?
It is the UV rays that get through the Ozone Layer.
What helps control how much of the sun radiation is absorbed to earth?
The ozone layer.The atmosphere.
What type of radiation causes sun tan?
ultra violet radiation
Which type of radiation will burn your skin if you stayed in the sun?
the electrical bar fire
How is the sun harmful to the planet?
The sun emits high energy radiation and charged particles that are hostile to life. The high radiation causes sun-burn the charged particles cause mutations.
Which type of energy causes sun burn?
Radiant energy, or electromagnetic energy.
Is it the wind or the actual sun that gets you sun burn?
It is ultraviolet radiation from the sun, not the wind.
What is sun burns?
Sun burn is a burn to living tissue such as skin produced by overexposure to ultraviolet, radiation, commonly from the sun's rays.
How do you use radiation?
or cooking,for electric tosater,sun causes radiation
What is the ultaviolet radiation?
Its the rays from the sun.. It may cause you sun burn/redness to your skin
When standing in the sunlight what physical process causes the heat a human feels on bare skin?
the radiation from the sun's rays cause your skin to start to burn! Sort of scary...
What type of radiation is felt as heat?
solar radiation from the sun
What from the sun causes the sun to evaporate the water?
Thermal radiation from the sun increase the temperature of water.
What is the scientific name of sun burn?
The scientific name for sunburn is erythema. Sunburn is a type of inflammatory response that occurs when the skin is exposed to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun. The UV radiation damages the DNA in the skin cells, causing the cells to produce proteins that trigger an inflammatory response. The inflammation causes the skin to become red, swollen, and painful.
