The Aurora Borealis and Australis displays are caused by:
(1)The interaction of sunlight with the Earth's atmosphere.
(2)Charged particles from the solar wind that "funnel" down the Earth's magnetic field lines near the north and south poles.
(3)Weather displays in the troposphere.
(4)Charged particles from the solar wind that "funnel" down the Earth's magnetic field lines near the equator.
(5)Charged particles from the solar wind that "funnel" down the Moon's magnetic field lines near the north and south poles.
2007-04-05 04:04:56 · 12 answers · asked by tiffsag02 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Well, it's charged particles, and you see them in the north or south....
2007-04-05 04:07:54 · answer #1 · answered by Brian L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-04-05 05:27:06 · answer #2 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is
(2)Charged particles from the solar wind that "funnel" down the Earth's magnetic field lines near the north (borealis) and south (australis) poles.
2007-04-05 04:15:34 · answer #3 · answered by blue_tooth2k 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Number 2
2007-04-05 04:08:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
(2) . The Earth's magnetic field lines do form a funnel shape near the north and south poles.
2007-04-05 06:02:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
charged particles from the sun during solar storms or solar flares come out to the planets.Van Allen Radiation belts protect the earth from these harmful radiations these are very less powerful at the poles.
2007-04-05 05:32:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
number 2. it is the magnetic field of the earth that keeps us safe from the solar wind.
2007-04-05 11:23:49 · answer #7 · answered by mcdonaldcj 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 - the solar wind reacts with the gases in the atmosphere at the poles. different gases cause different colors
2007-04-05 06:00:13 · answer #8 · answered by glazeddonut27 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2.
2007-04-05 04:08:10 · answer #9 · answered by Peter B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called earth's magnetosphere and it's (2)
2007-04-05 04:08:53 · answer #10 · answered by NArchy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋