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How is aurora related to solar wind?
The solar wind produces a number of charged particles. These charged particles crash into the atmosphere at the magnetic north pole. When a particle from the solar wind hits an atom in the atmosphere, it knocks an electron from its outer shell. When the electron bounces back to where it belongs, it gives off light. That light is the Aurora.
How does the planets' distances from the sun affect their atmosphere?
It's harder for planets closer to Sun to keep their atmosphere as gas particles are carried away due to solar wind. Far away from Sun, the solar wind effect is minuscule.
Where does the solar wind blow from?
From the sun. It's not really a wind but a stream of charged particles emitted from the sun's upper atmosphere.
The earth's magnetic shield is important because it?
The most important use for the magnetic shield is that it protects our atmosphere from the solar wind. The solar wind is a bunch of charged particles that is emitted and shot from the sun in all directions. These particles will pound away a planet's atmosphere, much like waves in the ocean pound away a rocky coastline. The magnetic shield steers the solar wind away from our atmosphere and thus protecting it.
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 solar wind approaches earths atmosphere?
When solar wind approaches the earth's atmosphere a collision occurs. This creates light.
What are the solar?
Solar wind is ejected out of the sun's upper atmosphere. We can see solar wind as the Aurora Borealis also known as the Northern Lights.
When solar flares increase solar wind from corona what do they cause earth upper atmosphere?
The Aurora.
When solar flares increase solar wind from corona what do they cause in earth's upper atmosphere?
The Aurora.
Why is the atmosphere of mars so thin?
Mars has lost its atmosphere by the process of attrition due to the solar wind.
What is a stream of electrically charged particles from the sun called?
The general dissipation of charged particles from the sun is called the Solar Wind. Occasionally the sun also emits vast quantities of matter from bursts known as "Coronal Mass Ejections". (The Corona is the Sun's atmosphere.)
How is aurora related to solar wind?
The solar wind produces a number of charged particles. These charged particles crash into the atmosphere at the magnetic north pole. When a particle from the solar wind hits an atom in the atmosphere, it knocks an electron from its outer shell. When the electron bounces back to where it belongs, it gives off light. That light is the Aurora.
How does the planets' distances from the sun affect their atmosphere?
It's harder for planets closer to Sun to keep their atmosphere as gas particles are carried away due to solar wind. Far away from Sun, the solar wind effect is minuscule.
How are solar energy and wind differ from fossil fuels?
Solar and wind energy don't expel CO2 (carbon dioxide) into the atmosphere. Fossil fuels do. Also wind and solar energy are renewable energies. Fossil fuels will eventually run out.
Where does the solar wind blow from?
From the sun. It's not really a wind but a stream of charged particles emitted from the sun's upper atmosphere.
What surrounds the Earth's atmosphere?
The magnetosphere, an area of charged particles that interact with the solar wind.
Do all planets have wind?
In this solar system, yes. However, other planets in other systems may have had their atmosphere stripped away; thus they have no internal wind.
