Question

How does sunscreen work?(1 point)
Responses

It helps UV waves be able to pass through the skin.
It helps UV waves be able to pass through the skin.

It helps UV waves be able to pass through the air.
It helps UV waves be able to pass through the air.

It helps prevent the skin from reflecting UV waves.
It helps prevent the skin from reflecting UV waves.

It helps prevent the skin from absorbing UV waves.

Answer 1

It helps prevent the skin from absorbing UV waves.

(Explanation: sunscreens either absorb and convert UV energy or reflect/scatter it, so less UV reaches and is absorbed by the skin.)