Story Earth science:Aureo Borealis
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- The Aurora Borealis in California
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- Alice what do you know about the Aurora Borealis?
- Why do you want to know Charles?
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- Oh, my parents told me it is going to be seen in California
- Oh, okay
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- It is called solar wind,a stream of particles and the Earth is directly in its path
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- What is the field called and how is it made?
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- For the first time since 2003 ,the Aurora Borealis can be seen in California
- That is called the magnetosphere,the magnetosphere is molten in the Earth's core rotating it quickly turning it into a giant magnet.
- The magnetosphere deflects it and that is why Earth doesn't get hurt
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- Where are they normally seen at?
- They are normally seen at Sweden,Finland, Norway, Russia, Canada,Alaska and southern Greenland.
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- Well,some of the particles from the sun go through the Earth's magnetosphere and bombard the Earth.
- Oh really?,but then what happens next?
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- That is because some of the particles from the sun go through the Earth's magnetosphere and bombard the Earth,the electrically charged particles strike the atmosphere,they excite the oxygen and nitrogen atoms which causes it to light up beautiful colours that make up and Aurora
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- Are they seen on other planets?
- Yes they are,they are seen as colourful rings around the north and south pole of Mars, Jupiter, Saturn ,Neptune and Uranus.
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- No,it is very rare to see it there but not impossible,you should also go and try to see it at night since it will be more visible at night
- Is it normally seen at in California?
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- Oh really,what type of colours can it be?
- Oh it can be green,red,blue,purple blue and purple,yellow, yellow and pink and pink
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- The term Aurora Borealis is from the '1619'
- Really?,I didn't know that
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- Yeah!,also the oldest recorded Aurora Borealis was in '2600 BC' crazy right?
- Wow that old?,they really seem awesome
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- Well,some of the particles from the sun go through the Earth's magnetosphere and bombard the Earth.
- Oh really?,but then what happens next?
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