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Auroras can be classified into:
- Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)
- Aurora Australis (Southern Lights)
Both Auroras are formed by the emissions of photons in the Earth's upper atmosphere from ionized nitrogen atoms regaining an electron, and oxygen and nitrogen atoms returning from an excited state to ground state.
The Earth's magnetic field traps solar wind particles, many of which travel toward the poles where they are accelerated and funnelled towards the earth. The atmospheric atoms are ionized or excited by the collisions with these solar wind particles. The energy is lost by the emission of a photon of light, or by collision with another atom or molecule.
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The Aurora borealis is caused by the what?
Aurora Borealis is caused by particles hitting earth's atmosphere thermosphere and they are stopped, so they give of their energy in the "Northern Lights" or Aurora Borealis.
Use Aurora in a sentence?
The northern lights, or aurora borealis, is fascinating. happy?
When was the Aurora borealis founded?
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Is the Aurora Borealis typically strongest near the equator?
Both aurora appear around the polar regions. The Aurora Australis appears around Antacrtica and the Aurora Borealis appears around the Arctic.
Is there an Aurora Borealis at the South Pole?
yes, it is called the aurora australius.
What atmospheric condition is formed due to the magnetism of the earth?
The Aurora Borealis
What is Aurora Borealis knows as?
"The Northern Lights" is Aurora Borealis's commonly used name.
What are the northern light also known as?
The Aurora Borealis
Is aurora borealis bad?
No. In fact the aurora borealis and the aurora australis are very beautiful sights.
Why were the northern lights named aurora borealis?
''Aurora'' means Dawn and ''Borealis'' means North. So basically Aurora borealis means ''Dawn of north''.
When was Aurora Borealis - album - created?
Aurora Borealis - album - was created on 2004-06-22.
What is aurora borealis commanly know as?
"The Northern Lights" is Aurora Borealis's commonly used name.
What is Aurora Borealis commonly knows as?
The aurora borealis is more commonly called the northern lights.
Can you see aurora borealis from the Aleutian Islands?
When the Aurora Borealis happen, they can be seen from the Aleutian Islands.
What does borealis mean in Aurora Borealis?
northen lights
The Aurora borealis is caused by the what?
Aurora Borealis is caused by particles hitting earth's atmosphere thermosphere and they are stopped, so they give of their energy in the "Northern Lights" or Aurora Borealis.
How is and aurora borealis different from and aurora australis?
Aurora Borealis occurs in northern parts of the world. Aurora Australis in southern parts of the world. Borealis is more known because there are more places and people to see them.
