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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?
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They strike the magnetic field generated by the Earth.
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What do electrically charged particles from the sun strike in earths magnetosphere to produce sheets of light known as auroras?
Dust Particles
Auroras are caused by electrically charged particles in the?
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Where do the electrons that form the auroras enter the magnetosphere?
The electrons that form the auroras enter the magnetosphere along the invisible magnetic field lines. The source of these charge particles comes from the sun in the form of Solar winds.
The Auroras form here?
Magnetosphere.
Where are the Auroras?
The constituent particles of the solar wind are trapped by the earth's magnetic field and enter the earth's upper atmosphere as aurora. It is described as aurora borealis in the northern hemisphere.
What do electrically charged particles from the sun strike in earths magnetosphere to produce sheets of light known as auroras?
Dust Particles
Auroras are caused by electrically charged particles in the?
s
Where do the electrons that form the auroras enter the magnetosphere?
The electrons that form the auroras enter the magnetosphere along the invisible magnetic field lines. The source of these charge particles comes from the sun in the form of Solar winds.
The Auroras form here?
Magnetosphere.
Where are the Auroras?
The constituent particles of the solar wind are trapped by the earth's magnetic field and enter the earth's upper atmosphere as aurora. It is described as aurora borealis in the northern hemisphere.
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.
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).
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.
What prevents particles from the sun from reaching the surface?
Charged particles from the Sun will not reach the surface of the Earth because they are mostly deflected around it by the Earth's magnetic field (the magnetosphere), but where the particles are deflected towards the surface near the Earth's magnetic poles, they interact with the gas high in the atmosphere to form the Auroras and do not penetrate through to the surface.
What prevents charges particles from the sun from reaching the surface?
Charged particles from the Sun will not reach the surface of the Earth because they are mostly deflected around it by the Earth's magnetic field (the magnetosphere), but where the particles are deflected towards the surface near the Earth's magnetic poles, they interact with the gas high in the atmosphere to form the Auroras and do not penetrate through to the surface.
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.
