aurora borealis
Auroras produce glowing curtains of light in polar skies. This topic is part of Atmosphere within Science & Nature. This page currently draws on 4 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
aurora borealis trivia questions
Aurora borealis is another name for what?
Answer: Northern Lights
Bonus fact: Auroras produce glowing curtains of light in polar skies.
Auroras are caused when charged particles interact with gases in what?
Answer: Upper atmosphere
Bonus fact: Particles guided by Earth's magnetic field excite atmospheric atoms and molecules.
Green auroral light is commonly produced by excited atoms of what gas?
Answer: Oxygen
Bonus fact: Atomic oxygen commonly emits green light around 557.7 nanometers.
The northern lights are also called what?
Answer: Aurora borealis
Bonus fact: They are auroras seen in the Northern Hemisphere.