sumsmart

UV is

• heat we can feel

• radiation we can not see or feel

• light we can see

• the suns rays

UVA causes

• wrinkles

• skin cancer

• both

UVB:

• doesn't reach the Earth

• causes skin cancer

• causes wrinkles

• causes sunburn and skin cancer

The UV index

• Tells us how hot the day will be

• Tells us when we need to be sunsmart

• tells us how to be sunsmart

• tells us the fire risk for the day

How many ways are there to be Sunsmart?

• 4

• 3

• 5

• 0

If the UV index is 1 or 2 you can ...

• be safe in the shade

• play safely outside

• wear a shirt and a hat

if the UV index is between 8-11 ....

• its safe to stay outside

• you must play inside

• you need extra protection from the sun

• play in the shade

You can see and feel UV radiation

• False

• True

Sunburn is

• completely preventable

• a major factor for skin cancer in later life

• doubles your risk if you have had 5 blistering sunburns as a youth

• all of the above

sunscreen is best rubbed into your skin

• True

• False