Auroras

Auroras are caused by...

• solar winds

• sun spots

• Earth's poles

• Earth's magnetic field

Auroras are usually __________.

• pink or purple

• red or green

• red or white

• green or pink

Which group of words describes how auroras may look?

• dots, dashes, stripes

• circles, squares, triangles

• drapes, arcs, spirals

• lines, arrows, waves

Auroras appear ________.

• near Earth's two poles

• near the equator

• only over the North Pole

• only over the South Pole

Tiny bits of matter that come from the sun spark ______.

• forest fires

• explosions

• clouds in the sky

• gases in the sky

What is a myth?

• a poem about the northern lights

• a story made up to explain natural events

• a scientific theory

• a newspaper story

What did Alaskan natives once think caused the northern lights?

• fires made by ghosts

• the dancing spirits of animals

• wedding guests in shining sleds

• sparks from the fur of foxes

Which of these is not a good definition for the word particle?

• a tiny bit of matter

• a small piece of something solid

• a thin beam of light

• a speck

Who discovered the real cause of auroras?

• a scientist from Norway

• an astronomer from Finland

• a storyteller from Alaska

• an astronaut from Houston

Which group of words has something to do with science?

• myth, story, ghost

• wedding, sleds, foxes

• Norway, Finland, Alaska

• experiment, glass tube, magnetized globe