Question

A girl uses sunscreen lotion to protect herself from the energy of the electromagnetic rays from the sun. What does sunscreen lotion do to interfere with the transfer of energy from the sun to a person's skin?(1 point)
Responses

Causes skin cells to be damaged from the radiation emitted from the sun
Causes skin cells to be damaged from the radiation emitted from the sun

Reflects most of the ultraviolet radiation from the sun
Reflects most of the ultraviolet radiation from the sun

Helps skin exposed to the sun get a darker tan instead of sunburn
Helps skin exposed to the sun get a darker tan instead of sunburn

Absorbs the radiation coming from the sun before passing it to the person’s skin
Absorbs the radiation coming from the sun before passing it to the person’s skin

Answer 1

Absorbs the radiation coming from the sun before passing it to the person’s skin.

Sunscreen chemicals absorb ultraviolet (UV) radiation and convert it to a small amount of heat (and some sunscreens use reflective minerals like zinc oxide to block/reflect UV).