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bright lights from the solar wind get trapped in the magnetic field of the earth which creates a glow in the sky
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The northern and southern lights, also known as auroras, are created by solar wind particles interacting with gases in Earth's atmosphere. When these charged particles collide with gases such as oxygen and nitrogen, they emit light, creating the colorful displays we see in the sky. The Earth's magnetic field guides these particles towards the polar regions, which is why auroras are most commonly visible near the North and South Poles.
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Which mountain chains frame the northern and the southern boarders of the Anatolian peninsula?
The Pontic Mountains frame the northern border of the Anatolian peninsula, while the Taurus Mountains form the southern border.
What three countries are in southern are in both northern and southern hemisphere?
Ecuador Colombia Brazil
What mountain chains frame the northern and the southern borders of the Anatolian peninsula?
the pontic and Taurus Mountains
Is Chad in the northern or southern hemisphere?
Chad is located in the northern hemisphere.
Is the US in the southern hemisphere?
the US is not in the southern atmosphere. it is in the northern atmosphere. northern is on the north of the equator.
What is the common name for Aurora borealis?
Northern Lights (or southern if in the southern hemisphere)Northern lights
What are the northern lights in Antarctica called?
They'd be the Southern Lights, not northern.
Are there such things as the southern lights?
Yes there are. They are the same phenomenon as the Northern Lights. It happens at both the north pole and south pole. The Northern Lights can be seen in much of the northern hemisphere and the Southern Lights in much of the southern hemisphere.
Northern lights and southern lights are other names for what phhenomenon?
Aurora australis for Southern, Aurora Borealis for Northern
Does the arctic tundra get the northern or southern lights?
The arctic tundra gets the northern lights, or aurora borealis. The southern lights, or aurora australis, occur in high southern latitudes.
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.
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.
Why don't people talk about the southern lights?
People do talk about them. You probably live in the northern hemisphere, so the Northern Lights are more relevant there. In the southern hemisphere, people would be talking about the Southern Lights, as that is what they might be able to see. Where they are, they would not be talking about the Northern Lights.
Can People In Rome See The Southern Lights?
Rome, the capital of Italy, is in the northern hemisphere. You cannot see the Southern Lights from the northern hemisphere.
What nickname for Aurora?
northern 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.
Are there only northern lights?
No - there are also Southern Lights, called the Aurora Australis.
