Ultraviolet Waves
- They have shorter wavelengths than visible light, but are invisible to the human eye.
- They are formed naturally from the sun.
- They penetrate our atmosphere, and they can cause skin cancer.
- Some bugs like bumblebees can see them.
- Most of the ultraviolet waves are absorbed in the atmosphere.
- Ultraviolet waves come before X-Rays in the electromagnetic spectrum.
- Their wavelengths are just shorter than the color violet.
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Noah Schulman