Science

Causes of Skin Cancer

100

What gets damaged from the sun to cause skin cancer 

DNA

200

What makes an Australian’s skin more easily damaged by light from the sun?

Australian’s skin is more easily damaged by light from the sun because they have low amounts of melanin in their skin.

300

What is different about the sunlight in Australia?

Australia receives a larger amount of ultraviolet sun rays.

400

Can you be hurt more by different types of light than others?

Yes 

vocabulary

100

For 100 what does the word WAVE mean?

Carries energy 

200

For 200 a type of wave that carries energy fro one place to another

Light 

300

For 300 what does Frequency mean?

A number of how many peaks on a wave per second 

400

For 400 what does emit mean?

To give off

500

For 500! what does AMPLITUDE mean? 

A height of wave from middle to the wave to the peak of the wave 

Wave Video

100

Low frequency, long wavelength = low?

Pitch 

200

High frequency, short wavelength = high?

Pitch 

300

High amplitude =

loud

400

Low amplitude=

Soft

500

1. Short wave=

2. Long wave=

1. High frequency 

2. Low frequency 

Melanin

100

Melanin protects our skin against damage from the?

Sun

200

More melanin the more 

Protection 

300

• Skin cancer is a disease caused by damage to the - blank     inside our cells.

DNA

400

Melanin is a substance in our cells that determines?

Skin Tone, Hair color, and Eye color 

500

Can you get protection from UV light if you have  Melanin in you?

Yes

Different types of light

100

What type of light starts with a X

X-Ray

200

What is one light that is very strong and powerful?

The sun

300

What light can be very dangerous?

Ultraviolet

400

Today I was listing to the 

Radio Wave 

500

I was cooking in the 

Microwave