Skin Cancer

True or False: Even if it is cloudy outside, you are still exposed to UV radiation.

• True

• False

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Tanning beds are a good way to

• stay healthy

• damage your skin

• prevent cancer

• exercise

If you would normally burn in 10 minutes the application of a sunscreen with an SPF of 15 would allow you to stay in the sun for ___ minutes.

• 10 minutes

• 15 minutes

• 100 minutes

• 150 minutes

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Fill in the blank:

_____________________ gaseous layer containing ozone that (O₃) surrounds the Earth and blocks UVB rays.

• ozone layer

• atmosphere layer

• stratosphere layer

___________________ a mass resulting from unchecked cellular growth.

• Basal cell

• Squamous cell

• Tumor

• Epidermis

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Melanocytes are found in the

• dermis

• lipoderm

• epidermis

• dermis

What harmful health effects do scientist say that the UV radiation that passes through our "shield" will cause?

• increase in skin cancer

• immune deficiencies

• cataracts

• all of the answers

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In 1987, how many US citizens did the EPA estimate will get skin cancer during the next 88 years?

• 40 million

• 10 million

• 5 million

• 0 milliion

How much UV radiation does the ozone layer normally filter out?

• 99%

• 10%

• 50%

• 0%

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What are "holes" in the ozone layer?

• places where the ozone concentrations are lower than under normal conditions, allowing more UV radiation to reach the Earth's surface.

• places where the ozone concentrations are higher than under normal conditions, allowing more UV radiation to reach the Earth's surface.

• places where the ozone concentrations are higher than under normal conditions, allowing lessUV radiation to reach the Earth's surface.