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The earth has a magnetic core, so it has magnetic north and south poles. It also has an atmosphere made up of oxygen and nitrogen (among other things). Charged particles from the sun are attracted to the magnetic poles and they collide with atoms of oxygen and nitrogen. The collisions produce the light that makes up the auroras.
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∙ 13y agoThe particles that come from the Sun, called neutrinos, hit the Earth constantly. These particles excite atoms of gases in our atmosphere. When excitation happens, electrons from the atom are promoted from the ground state to a higher energy level because they absorb the energy from the neutrinos. When these electrons come back to the ground state(called de-excitation), they lose the energy previously gained from the neutrinos. This energy is emitted as visible light at different wavelengths(thus, different colors).
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What is the Aurora called in the south?
Aurora Australis or 'Southern 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 is the glowing region in the atmosphere called?
the glowing region in the atmosphere is called an aurora. An aurora example of an aurora would be aurora borealis or the northern lights, or the aurora australis which is also known as the southern lights. *<=D
Aurora borealis is a name for what natural phenomenon?
The aurora borealis night-sky displays are also known as the northern lights, or the northern polar lights.(or the southern (polar) lights, depending on where you live)In the Southern Hemisphere this phenomenon is also known as the aurora australis.
What phenomenon do solar winds cause near the earths poles?
The Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) and the Aurora Australis (Southern Lights).
Types of Auroras?
Curtain aurora formation and corona aurora.
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 is Aurora Borealis knows as?
"The Northern Lights" is Aurora Borealis's commonly used name.
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 are the aurora borialis and the aurora australis?
the aurora borialis means the northern lights and the arora australis means the southeren lights. they only appear at the poles.
What is the Aurora called in the south?
Aurora Australis or 'Southern lights'.
What is the glowing region in the atmosphere called?
the glowing region in the atmosphere is called an aurora. An aurora example of an aurora would be aurora borealis or the northern lights, or the aurora australis which is also known as the southern lights. *<=D
When was Aurora - Lights Action song - created?
Aurora - Lights Action song - was created on 2008-03-23.
Northern lights and southern lights are other names for what phhenomenon?
Aurora australis for Southern, Aurora Borealis for Northern
What is Aurora counterpart role?
There's an Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) at the north magnetic pole and an Aurora Australis (Southern Lights) at the south magnetic pole.
Do the northern lights happen in antarctica?
Aurora are generated when magnetic storms from the sun hit the earth's atmosphere and interact with it. Both polar regions experience aurora: Aurora Australis occurs in the Southern Hemisphere, and Aurora Borealis occurs in the Northern Hemisphere.
What are Brilliant light displays that occur in the ionosphere?
The dancing lights of the ionosphere are known as auroras. In the Northern Hemisphere they are called the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights. In the Southern Hemisphere they are known as the Aurora Australialis or Southern Lights.
