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Use Aurora in a sentence?

The northern lights, or aurora borealis, is fascinating. happy?


Is there an Aurora Borealis at the South Pole?

yes, it is called the aurora australius.


What is the difference between a Aurora borealis and a Aurora australis?

The Aurora Borealis is in the northen hemisphere at the north pole. However the Aurora Australis is in the southern hemisphere at the south pole. That is the only difference in them; they are both formed in the same way. They are both polar lights. One is the Aurora Borealis, the northern lights and the Aurora Australis, the southern lights. They are on the different poles on the earth, other than that, they are the same. Borealis is near the North Pole. Australis is near the South pole. The Aurora Borealis is at the north magnetic pole: the Aurora Australis is at the south magnetic pole. That's the only difference. They are both really the same thing but are visible from different places in the world. The aurora borealis can be seen in Northern England and in Scotland sometime, normally in summer and spring. The aurora austalis can be seen from places like Australia and New Zealand. Another difference is that the aurora borealis are brighter that the aurora austalis


What do you call an aurora at the north pole at the north pole?

The Aurora in the North is normally called 'the Northern Lights' or the 'Aurora Borealis'.


The Aurora borealis is caused by the what?

The Aurora borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, is caused by the interaction between charged particles from the sun and the Earth's magnetic field. When these particles collide with gases in the Earth's atmosphere, such as oxygen and nitrogen, they produce the colorful light display that we see in the sky.

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What are the northern light also known as?

The Aurora Borealis


Why were the northern lights named aurora borealis?

''Aurora'' means Dawn and ''Borealis'' means North. So basically Aurora borealis means ''Dawn of north''.


Can you see aurora borealis from the Aleutian Islands?

When the Aurora Borealis happen, they can be seen from the Aleutian Islands.


What is aurora borealis commanly know as?

"The Northern Lights" is Aurora Borealis's commonly used name.


When was Aurora Borealis - album - created?

Aurora Borealis - album - was created on 2004-06-22.


What does borealis mean in Aurora Borealis?

northen lights


How is and aurora borealis different from and aurora australis?

Aurora Borealis occurs in northern parts of the world. Aurora Australis in southern parts of the world. Borealis is more known because there are more places and people to see them.


How do you say Aurora Borealis in Spanish?

Aurora boreal, or even more technical, you can also say it as in Latin "Aurora borealis"[au̯.ˈɾo.ɾa.βo.ɾeˈa.lis]


When do Aurora borealis occurs?

The aurora borealis occur at times of heightened states of solar activity, this also applies to the aurora australius.


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.


What is the other name for the northern lights?

The other name for the northern lights is aurora borealis.