ULTRAVIOLET WAVES

CAN'T SEE OR FEEL

DIVDED INTO THREE REGIONS:

• Near Ultraviolet Light - UV light closest to visible light
• Extreme Ultraviolet Light - UV light closest to X-rays, most energetic
• Far Ultraviolet Light - Lies between Near Ultraviolet light and extreme ultraviolet light, least explored

Wave Length: 380 nanometers to approximately 10 nanometers (size of molecules)
Wave Frequency: 7.9x1014 - 3.4x1016

This is a table of the electromagnetic spectrum where you are able to see the wave length and frequency for a variety of different waves

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CAUSES

• Sunburn
• Skin Cancer
• Eye Cataracts
• Premature Ageing of the Skin

HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF

• Sunscreen
• UV Index warns us of the risk

UV INDEX

SOURCES

• Bbc.co.uk. (2016). BBC - GCSE Bitesize: Ultraviolet radiation and infrared radiation. [online] Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/aqa_pre_2011/radiation/th... [Accessed 29 Apr. 2016].
• Bom.gov.au. (2016). Perth Ultraviolet (UV) Index Forecast Graph. [online] Available at: http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/uv/perth.shtml [Accessed 7 May 2016]

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• Science, L. and Earth, P. (2015). What Is Ultraviolet Light?. [online] Live Science. Available at: http://www.livescience.com/50326-what-is-ultraviolet-light.html [Accessed 29 Apr. 2016].
• Bbc.co.uk. (2016). BBC - GCSE Bitesize: Ultraviolet radiation. [online] Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/ocr_gateway/home_energy/s... [Accessed 29 Apr. 2016].

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• Science.hq.nasa.gov. (2016). Ultraviolet Waves. [online] Available at: http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids/imagers/ems/uv.html [Accessed 7 May 2016].