Ultraviolet radiation

Fill in the missing words.

Match the following words in the below passage.

radiation
UVA
furthest
UVB
atmosphere
UVC
ozone
3
sunburnt
10am
reflect

Ultraviolet (______) from the Sun is made up of three types. (______) is not stopped by the (______). It penetrates through glass and goes the (______) into the skin. It causes wrinkles and brown spots on the skin. (______) is partially blocked by the atmosphere, it does not penetrate far into the skin but does cause sunburn. This leads to skin damage. (______) is highly dangerous but is stopped by the (______) layer. The UV index gives a forecast of the amount of UV daily. If the index reaches (______) then it is necessary to protect your skin. Many factors change the amount of UV that reaches you. Most UV passes through clouds so you can get (______) on a cloudy day. During the day most UV is present between (______) and 2pm. Different surfaces (______) UV, for example water, sand and snow are all very reflective. This means you can get sunburnt while sitting under an umbrella.

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