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Aurora sort of translates to "lights" (it's the name of the Greek goddess of the dawn). Boreas was the Greek god of north winds. So Borealis means "northern". So it translates almost directly to "northern lights". BTW, Aurora Borealis is technically the proper term for them.
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What is Aurora Borealis knows as?
"The Northern Lights" is Aurora Borealis's commonly used name.
What is Aurora Borealis commonly knows as?
The aurora borealis is more commonly called the northern lights.
Common name for Aurora borealis?
The Northern Lights. Borealis is "north" and aurora is similar to "lights" so "northern lights". There is such thing as Aurora Australis that occurs in the south.
What are northern lights caused by the solar wind called?
Aurora Borealis
The aurora borealis is referred to as what?
Northern Lights
An Aurora in the northern hemisphere is?
Aurora Borealis also called the Northern Lights.
What is Aurora Borealis knows as?
"The Northern Lights" is Aurora Borealis's commonly used name.
What is Aurora Borealis commonly knows as?
The aurora borealis is more commonly called the northern lights.
What are the Aurora Arcticus called?
The northern ones are called the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) and the southern ones are called the Southern Lights, or the Aurora Australis.
What steamers of light called the northern lights?
it is aurora borealis
What is the aurora borealis more commonly called?
The Northern Lights
What is aurora borealis most commonly called?
"the northern lights"
Common name for Aurora borealis?
The Northern Lights. Borealis is "north" and aurora is similar to "lights" so "northern lights". There is such thing as Aurora Australis that occurs in the south.
What are the northern lights in Norway called?
Aurora Borealis is called "nordlyset" in Norwegian.
What are northern lights caused by the solar wind called?
Aurora Borealis
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.
