Ultraviolet Radiation

Title: Ultraviolet Radiation
Category: /Science & Technology
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Ultraviolet Radiation
Ultraviolet Radiation is basically a form of radiant energy that comes from the sun. The various forms of energy, or radiation are classified according to wavelength, measured in nanometers (one nanometer is a millionth of a millimeter.)(Ozone Depletion page 2) The shorter the wavelength, the more energetic the radiation. In order of decreasing energy, the principal forms of radiation are gamma rays, X rays, UV (ultraviolet radiation), visible light, infrared radiation, microwaves, and radio waves (…showed first 75 words of 1196 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1196 total…to find a use for something. With only the future to lead us, one can only assume that UV rays are going to damage not only our life and self-being, but the lives of many plants and animals as well. I can only make one final comment regarding this hidden plague that suffices us all, and that is "be careful, for the world is a mysterious place, what you cannot see can still kill you."

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