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Solar wind causes auroras because atoms go through water droplets in clouds. They act as prisms (the raindrops) and this causes the billowing, beautiful Aurora Borealis.
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What causes auroras on the moon?
The moon has no atmosphere, so it has no auroras. Auroras need oxygen and nitrogen atoms to emit light when they are ionized when struck by solar wind particles.
Why dont you see auroras on the moon?
The moon has an extremely weak electromagnetic field, so solar wind does not get caught in it like it does in Earth's. Even if the moon did have a substantial electromagnetic field, it has no atmosphere for the solar wind to react with to produce auroras.
Where auroras caused?
Auroras are created at both the North and South magnetic poles.In the north it is called the Aurora Borealis and in the south it's called the Aurora Australis.This is caused by the solar wind interacting with the earth's magnetic field and our atmosphere.in cases of strong solar storms, the Auroras can be seen much farther from the poles.
When the solar wind collides with the earth's magnetic field?
When the solar wind collides with the earth's magnetic field , the field becomes distorted and deflects the solar wind around the earth. This protects and preserves the earth's atmosphere and shields the earth from much deadly solar radiation.
Gusts of solar wind can cause?
Solar wind is comes from the sun and can cause evaporation to any water that is not within our Earth's magnetic field. In humans it can cause cancer and death if we were exposed to too much of it.
Do solar flares from the sun cause auroras near earths poles?
Magnetic storms unleashed by solar flares can cause auroras, but all solar flares don't cause auroras.
Are auroras the result of solar flares?
No, auroras are the result of Solar wind interacting with the Ionosphere. Solar flares can intensify an aurora however.
What can cause auroras near earth poles?
Solar winds are the out-of-this-world event that cause auroras to appear on earth. Auroras can happen near both the north and the south poles.
What causes auroras on the moon?
The moon has no atmosphere, so it has no auroras. Auroras need oxygen and nitrogen atoms to emit light when they are ionized when struck by solar wind particles.
Interaction between the solar radiation and the ionoshere cause what?
Auroras!
Why dont you see auroras on the moon?
The moon has an extremely weak electromagnetic field, so solar wind does not get caught in it like it does in Earth's. Even if the moon did have a substantial electromagnetic field, it has no atmosphere for the solar wind to react with to produce auroras.
What happens when particles from the solar wind enter the upper atmosphere?
I do not know for sure but I think that auroras would occur.
How is solar energy an example of wind?
It's not (unless you mean solar wind which sends charged particles shooting through space where the collide with gas in the Earth's atmosphere to form Auroras). Solar Energy is an example of renewable energy, like wind and water power.
Where auroras caused?
Auroras are created at both the North and South magnetic poles.In the north it is called the Aurora Borealis and in the south it's called the Aurora Australis.This is caused by the solar wind interacting with the earth's magnetic field and our atmosphere.in cases of strong solar storms, the Auroras can be seen much farther from the poles.
Does Mars have Auroras?
Auroras are interactions of the planet's magnetic field with the solar wind, exciting particles in the upper atmosphere. Mars' atmosphere is thin and its field weak, so such interactions as there may be would not be visible.
How does energy from the sun flow to earth to create the auroras?
The auroras are primarily the result of charged subatomic particles from the sun, and their deflection toward the poles by the Earth's magnetic field. The swarm of particles is often called, picturesquely, the 'solar wind'.
Auroras are the result of energy from solar flares?
No
