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Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, is a display of colorful lights in the sky near the South Pole. This natural phenomenon is caused by the interaction between charged particles from the sun and the Earth's magnetic field. The lights can appear as shimmering curtains or swirling patterns in the night sky.
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Particles from the sun enter the ionosphere near the north pole where they strike oxygen and nitrogen atoms which causes them to glow this event is called?
The event is called the aurora borealis or the northern lights. When particles from the sun enter the Earth's atmosphere near the north pole and interact with oxygen and nitrogen atoms in the ionosphere, it results in a beautiful light display in the sky.
Why does Aurora Borealis will not occur in the Philippines?
The Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, occurs near the Earth's North Pole when charged particles from the Sun interact with the Earth's atmosphere. The Philippines is located near the Equator, which is too far south for the Aurora Borealis to be visible due to the Earth's magnetic field focusing the particles towards the polar regions. Instead, the Aurora Australis, or Southern Lights, can be seen closer to the South Pole.
What layer acts like a giant magnet and what does it attract?
The Earth's magnetic field is like a magnetic dipole, with one pole near the north pole and the other near the south pole.
Does the area near moon's south pole include a plateau that is always in shadow?
Yes, there is a region near the Moon's south pole called the "South Pole-Aitken basin" that contains a large crater which is always in shadow. This permanently shadowed region is thought to hold deposits of water ice and other volatile substances that have been preserved for billions of years.
Where is the aurora borealis located?
The aurora borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, can be seen near the Earth's polar regions, particularly in regions near the Arctic Circle such as Alaska, Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.
Do Auroras only show in the north?
No, near the south pole there are lights as well.
What light seen at the north pole and south pole when solar wind collides with earth atmosphere?
The "Northern Lights" (or Aurora Borealis) are seen near the North Pole. The "Southern Lights" (or Aurora Australis) are seen near the South Pole. For more information on Auroras, see the related link included.
What is the proper name for the spectacular lights seen near the south pole?
Aurora Borealis
What is light seen at the north pole and south pole when solar wind collides with earths atmosphere?
Light seen at the North Pole is called the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, while the light seen at the South Pole is called the Aurora Australis, or Southern Lights. These phenomena are caused by charged particles from the solar wind colliding with Earth's atmosphere, creating colorful displays of light in the sky.
Is the arctic near the north pole or the south pole?
The arctic is near the North Pole.
What regions are located near north pole and south pole?
North Pole.... Arctic. South Pole....Antarctic.
Is south America near the north pole?
No, it is a lot nearer the South Pole.
Do emperor penguins migrate near north pole or south pole?
south
What are the characteristics of the north and south poles of both a magnet and the earth?
The North pole of a magnet or Earth attracts the South pole, while repelling the North pole. The South pole attracts the North pole and repels the South pole. For Earth, the North magnetic pole is located near the geographic North pole, and the South magnetic pole is near the geographic South pole.
Is the magnetic pole near north or south?
Both, there ia a North and South Magnetic pole.
Which has landunder it north or south pole?
Australia, "the land down under" is near the south pole.
What are the three south poles of antarctica?
This is a stretch, but in addition to the true South Pole, and the magnetic South Pole -- which drifts, you can find the ceremonial South Pole near the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station.
