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Solar Radiation
--answer-- Solar radiation - consisting mainly of electrons and protons and other particles - interacts wit the Earth's magnetic field, generally in the polar regions (north and south) where the field is strongest.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe ionosphere is responsible for the northern light. The ionosphere is the outermost layer of the thermosphere.
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∙ 10y agoAurora Borealis is caused by the magnetic poles and the stretching of our world's magnetosphere. Watch Wonders of the Solar System by Brain Cox, it tells you all about it
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What layer does not contain the northern lights?
The Northern Lights occur in the ionosphere, the highest level of the atmosphere, so all the others layer usually do NOT contain the Northern Lights.
What other layer is found in the themosphere?
This layer contains the ionosphere, which causes the northern lights and the reflection of radio waves. APEX
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 is the term for the often colorful lights that occur in the atmosphere above the earths norhtern geomagnetic pole?
Aurora Borealis, the Northern Lights.
If there were not a hole in the Ozone could the Northern Lights exist as they do?
The Northern Lights are not affected by the ozone layer. Auroras are caused by charged solar particles colliding with atoms of oxygen and nitrogen in the ionosphere.
In which layer of the atmosphere does the northern lights form?
The Thermosphere
What layer does not contain the northern lights?
The Northern Lights occur in the ionosphere, the highest level of the atmosphere, so all the others layer usually do NOT contain the Northern Lights.
What is the layer of the atmosphere northern lights?
The ionosphere is responsible for the northern light. The ionosphere is the outermost layer of the thermosphere.
What layer of the atmosphere contains northern lights?
Thermosphere (Ionosphere).
In which layer of the atmosphere do the Northern Lights occur?
The "Northern Lights" (or Aurora Borealis) and their southern counterpart the Aurora Australis are formed high in the atmosphere in the ionosphere, which is sometimes considered as part of the thermosphere, the outermost actual atmospheric layer. Above this layer, the exosphere has so few molecules that they can escape into space.(see the related question below)
In what sphere do the northern lights occur?
The Northern Lights occur in the northern hemisphere, in the ionosphere, the highest level of the atmosphere.
Which layer has streamers of light called northern lights?
The Inosphere
Why are northern lights made?
the northern lights are caused by magnetic energy being shot out of the passing through the earths atmosphere it also happen in the southern hemisphere because the atmosphere is weaker in these parts
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.
What other layer is found in the themosphere?
This layer contains the ionosphere, which causes the northern lights and the reflection of radio waves. APEX
What is a glowing region in the atmosphere?
The Northern Lights, which are produced by particles from the sun interacting with the earth's magnetic field and the upper atmosphere.
Where do the Northern Lights occur?
In the upper atmosphere usually in latitudes above 50 degrees.
