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OCR: ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION IS a form of electromagnetic radiation - energy that can be transmitted through space in the form of waves. It has wavelengths shorter than those of light and ranging from 10 to 320 nanometers - a nanometer is one billionth of a meter. Ultraviolet radiation cannot fully penetrate the Earth's atmosphere.