What best explains why a person can become sunburned by spending too much time at the beach?

Sunlight is electromagnetic radiation, which can travel through space and air without needing a material medium. When the skin absorbs some of the radiation’s energy—especially ultraviolet energy—it can damage skin cells and cause a sunburn. Sunlight does not gain energy just by traveling through air, and it is not a mechanical wave.

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