Understanding the Northern Lights

What is the primary cause of auroras according to the video?

• Volcanic eruptions

• Earthquakes

• Ocean tides

• Solar activity

What phenomenon is responsible for the acceleration of electrons in auroras?

• Sound waves

• Alfvén waves

• Gravitational waves

• Seismic waves

What is the name of the damping phenomenon that transfers energy from waves to electrons?

• Landau damping

• Einstein damping

• Fermi damping

• Maxwell damping

What device was used in the lab to recreate the conditions for electron acceleration?

• Particle Accelerator

• Quantum Field Generator

• Magnetic Resonance Chamber

• Large Plasma Device

What broader space phenomena could the techniques developed in the study help to understand?

• Heating of the sun's corona

• Movement of tectonic plates

• Formation of black holes

• Formation of galaxies