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What do electrically charged particles from the sun strike in earths magnetosphere to produce sheets of light known as auroras?
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Auroras are caused by electrically charged particles in the?
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What do electrically charged particles from the sun strike in the earth's magnetosphere to lead to the production of the sheets of light known auroras?
They strike the magnetic field generated by the Earth.
Why do the northern lights only appear where they do?
The auroras are the result of electrically charged particles from the sun being grounded out by the Earth's electrical field. The points of discharge are currently at the north and south poles, so that is where the auroras are most commonly seen. However, during intense solar storms, auroras have been seen much further south.
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.
When occurs when a high level of charged particles outside the earths atmosphere manages to penetrate the atmosphere?
auroras
Auroras are caused by electrically charged particles in the?
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What do electrically charged particles from the sun strike in the earth's magnetosphere to lead to the production of the sheets of light known auroras?
They strike the magnetic field generated by the Earth.
Does Jupiter have Auroras?
Yes Jupiter does have aurorae. This is because Jupiter has a magnetic field that can attract the electrically charged particles emitted from the Sun, as well as the charged particles given off by Jupiter's volcanic moon, Io. The auroral emission is caused by electrically charged particles striking atoms in the upper atmosphere from above. The particles travel along Jupiter's magnetic field lines. This is the same mechanism that causes auroras on Earth
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.
Are Ions electrically charged particles?
yes ions are electrically charged particles in the troposphere
What state of matter consits of electrically charged particles?
ions are electrically charged particles
Do charged particles from solar wind come closest to Earth at the equator?
No. Charged particles come closest to Earth at the poles. This is because the Earth's magnetosphere has magnetic field lines that are generated from and reenter the poles. As such, the area near the equator is most protected by the magnetosphere, as it extends outward from the poles, surrounding the Earth. And the magnetosphere is weakest at the points of intersection at the poles. When charged particles are deflected by the magnetosphere, they follow these magnetic field lines, and reenter our atmosphere at the poles. High-energy radiation generated by these charged particles interacting with gases in the atmosphere is the reason for the auroras (Northern and Southern lights). This is why, subsequent to a solar flare that sends a strong wind of particles toward the Earth, you are likely to see more intense auroras. Because of the nature of fusion (which makes the sun what it is, as an active star), the most common particles composing the solar wind are: neutrinos (neutral particles, very small masses), electrons (negatively charged, often easily deflected by the magnetosphere), and protons (positively charged, the largest danger to us from the solar wind, because they counter the charge of the magnetosphere and reenter our atmosphere most easily).
Do liquids have electrically charged particles?
Yes, some liquids have electrically charged particles, such as salt water.
What does the magnetosphere attract with its magnetic force?
The Magnetosphere attracts charged particles emitted form the sun.
What are electrically- charged particles?
Ions
What layer has electrically charged particles?
The Answer is...... IONOSPHERE
Which contains bands of charged particles known as the van Allen belts?
magnetosphere
