What causes the Northern Lights?

What is another name for Northern Lights?

• Glowing Sky

• Northern & Southern lights

• Auroras or Aurora Borealis

• Groovy light show

The auroras occur at which two poles on Earth?

• East and West poles

• North and West poles

• South and North poles

• North and East poles

What makes auroras happen?

• The Sun gives off heat that mixes with the air causing a light show.

• The Sun gives off fire balls that hits the Earths atmosphere causing a glow.

• The Moon gives off electricity hitting top layer of air causing a glow.

• The Sun gives off a little bit of electricity, by released gases, hitting top layer of air zapping it to cause a glow.

Why are the auroras seen at the North/South poles?

• The Earth has strongest magnetic attraction near both poles.

• Life is almost non-existent at the poles so no city lights.

• The Earth has weakest magnetic attraction near both poles.

• When the Earth tilts during the different seasons it hits each pole the most, giving it most energy.

Why do fireflies glow at night?

• They talk to other fireflies this way.

• This is how they mate.

• They light up so they can find each other from far away from a chemical reaction inside their bodies.

• They glow to attract predators.

Which habitat has a creature that lights up?

• Jungle

• Ocean

• Desert

• Grassland

You watched a certain beetle in the jungle that lit up. Why does it do this?

• They light up so they can find each other from far away.

• They light up while they are communicating to other beetles.

• It's a way to attract other beetles.

• It's a warning for other animals. If they eat it they get sick.

You saw in the 'open bonus' section about a dark cave showing many glowing objects? What were these glowing things in the cave?

• Glowsticks

• Glowworms

• Glowbats

• Glowslime