Aurora Borealis

The auroras are created when particles from the ________ crash into and mix with gases in Earth's upper atmosphere.

• Sun

• Moon

• Meteors

• Clouds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Besides green, what is the other most common color seen in the aurora borealis?

• Orange

• Yellow

• Pink

• Red

What is the other name for Aurora

• Aurora Borealis

• colourful light

• Northern light

• Aurora Australis

The BEST setting to see the aurora borealis is when it is pitch-black with a clear,moonless sky.

• True

• False

True or False: The aurora borealis only ever lasts for a few minutes at a time.

• True

• False

True or False: Summer is the best season to view the aurora borealis.

• True

• False

What is the the Northern

light called in the Northern

Hemisphere? The Aurora ______

What causes the Aurora Borealis to occur?

• Solar wind interacting with Earth's magnetic field

• Reflection of sunlight on ice crystals

• Volcanic eruptions

• Earth's rotation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

In which layer of Earth's atmosphere does the Aurora Borealis primarily occur?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

Which particles from the sun are responsible for creating the Aurora Borealis?

• Neutrons

• Protons and electrons

• Alpha particles

• Gamma rays