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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.


How do sunspots prominences solar flares and solar winds contribute to the northern light?

The northern lights, or auroras, are caused by the particles of the Sun's solar energy meeting the atmosphere of Earth. The particle waves of the solar energy is also called cosmic waves.


Does northern light and lightning are the same?

No, the northern lights are a phenomenon that typically occurs in the thermosphere, the second highest layer of the atmosphere. The northern lights are colorful curtains of light caused by charged particles from the sun being channeled into the upper atmosphere near the north magnetic pole by the planet's magnetic field, these particles then interact with gasses in the thermosphere to produce light in various colors. Lightning is a phenomenon that occurs in the troposphere, the lowest layer of the atmosphere. Lightning is a massive discharge of static electricity that results from interactions of ice crystals and water droplets in thunderstorms. More rarely lighting can occur in the ash cloud of a volcanic eruption.


What causes solar storms?

Solar winds are caused by charged particles that are ejected into the upper atmosphere of the sun. The sun continues to make these streams of charged particles and sending them into space.


How did Mount Krakatoa affect the atmosphere?

The volcanic dust thrown into the atmosphere affected the weather around the world, and people as far away as Britain and the United States saw bizarre red sunsets caused by particles in the atmosphere.

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What lights make northern lights?

Northern lights, or auroras, are caused by the collision of energetic charged particles with atoms in the high altitude atmosphere. The charged particles originate in the magnetosphere and solar wind and are directed by the Earth's magnetic field into the atmosphere.


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 do the northern lights get their color?

The Northern Lights, also known as Aurora Borealis is caused by collisions between electrically charged particles from the sun that enters the earth's atmosphere. The type of gas particles that are colliding result in the variations in color.


What causes the Aurora borealis (Northern lights)?

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.


What causes aurora borealis northern lights?

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.


What are some important fact about the northern light?

It's caused by charged particles coming from the sun being diverted into the Earth's atmosphere by its magnetic field, and collided with atoms in the atmosphere to emit light.


Is aroraborealis the light or the heavenly body?

The Aurora Borealis are the "northern lights", caused by electrically charged particles launched from the Sun and interacting with the Earth's magnetic field. It's sort of like an enormous neon light high in the tenuous atmosphere. The Aurora Australis are the southern lights, which are essentially similar. But because fewer people live in chilly southern latitudes as opposed to northern ones, they are not as well known.


What is A glowing region of the atmosphere caused by charged particles from the sun?

Aurora


Auroras are caused by what hitting the atmosphere?

Auroras are caused by charged solar particles colliding with atoms of oxygen and nitrogen in the ionosphere, which is the highest level of the atmosphere.


What is a natural light show caused by particles in the air that at charged by solar particles?

The Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights.


How do sunspots prominences solar flares and solar winds contribute to the northern light?

The northern lights, or auroras, are caused by the particles of the Sun's solar energy meeting the atmosphere of Earth. The particle waves of the solar energy is also called cosmic waves.


A glowing region caused by charged particles from the sun?

It is the northern lights. The northern lights are caused by charged particles that sometimes are sucked into the Earth on either ends of the poles. They also have other names but I can't remember. Thanks!!