Solar Phenomena and Earth's Atmosphere

What phenomenon occurs when high-energy particles from the Sun collide with neutral atoms in Earth's atmosphere?

• Earth's rotation

• The polar lights

• Moon's reflection

• Volcanic eruptions

Which part of the Sun's atmosphere is the outermost layer and one of its hottest regions, from which particles are ejected?

• Photosphere

• Chromosphere

• Core

• Corona

What is the name for the constant stream of plasma, composed of free protons and electrons, that travels away from the Sun?

• Solar flare

• Coronal mass ejection

• Solar wind

• Stellar breeze

What acts as a shield, diverting the solar wind particles around Earth and preventing them from traveling straight into the planet?

• Earth's thick atmosphere

• Earth's magnetosphere

• Earth's gravitational pull

• Earth's ozone layer

What colors are typically produced in the sky when excited oxygen atoms interact with solar particles?

• Blue and deep red

• Green and red

• Yellow and orange

• Purple and pink