X-rays find application in medical scenarios for generating images of bones, tissues, and organs. While X-rays can penetrate tissues like skin, their ability to penetrate bone is comparatively lower. This property of X-rays is attributed to which characteristic of the rays? ( 1 point)

A. their large amplitudes
B. their small amplitudes
C. their short wavelengths
D. their long wavelengths

C. their short wavelengths