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Yes, charged particles from the sun collide with oxygen and nitrogen atoms in the earth's ionosphere to cause the Northern and Southern Lights.

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What is the cause of the aurora borealis northern lights?

It's the interaction between the Earth's magnetic field and charged particles emitted from the Sun (the solar 'wind').


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 is a natural light show caused by particles in the air that at charged by solar particles?

The Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights.


What do the northern lights come from?

The northern lights, or aurora borealis, are caused by the interaction between charged particles from the sun and the Earth's magnetic field. When these charged particles collide with gases in the Earth's atmosphere, they emit light, creating the beautiful display of colors in the sky.


What is the display of southern lights?

The Southern Lights, also known as the Aurora Australis, are just like the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis. They result from charged particles from the sun that are deflected by the earth's magnetic field, which is strongest at the poles, which are where most of these charged particles end up.


Do the northern lights make a sound?

No, the northern lights do not make a sound. The light display is a result of charged particles from the sun interacting with the Earth's atmosphere, and there is no relation to sound production.


Where are the particles in the northern lights from?

Charged particles stream out from the sun after a sunstorm at supersonic speed. They collide with atoms of oxygen and nitrogen in our ionosphere to produce the colors.


When the northern lights and southern occur what interacts with earths magnetic field?

Energetic charged particles generated by the solar wind.


What the nothern lights?

northern charged particles tapped in earth's magnetosphere produce spectacular aurora, know as th enorthern lighs in the northern lights in the northern hemisphere. satellites or even a space shuffle are in orbit. hope it helped


What causes the northan lights?

The Northern Lights, also known as auroras, are created when charged particles from the sun interact with Earth's magnetic field. These particles collide with gases in the Earth's atmosphere, producing colorful light displays in the northern hemisphere.


What creates the phenomenon known as the northern lights?

The northern lights, also known as auroras, are created by charged particles from the sun interacting with the Earth's magnetic field. This interaction causes the particles to emit light, creating the beautiful and colorful light displays in the sky.


A glowing region caused by charged particles from the sun?

It is the northern lights. The northern lights are caused by charged particles that sometimes are sucked into the Earth on either ends of the poles. They also have other names but I can't remember. Thanks!!