Question

what causes the aurora borealis (northern lights)? illustrate the captions. solar storms on our stars surface give out huge clouds of electrically charged particles. these particles collide with the earth’s magnetic field, accelerating down towards the north and south poles. then they slam into atoms and molecules in the earth’s atmosphere and essentially heat them up and make them glow. what we are seeing therefore are atoms and molecules in our atmosphere colliding with particles from the sun. the auroras characteristic wavy patterns and curtains of light are caused by the lines of force in the earth’s magnetic field.

Explanation:

Solar - charged particles interact with Earth's magnetic field and atmosphere. Charged particles from solar storms are guided by the magnetic field to the poles, collide with atmospheric atoms/molecules, heating and making them glow, creating the aurora borealis. The Earth's magnetic - field lines cause the characteristic patterns.

Answer:

The aurora borealis is caused by solar storms emitting charged - particle clouds that interact with Earth's magnetic field and atmosphere, making atmospheric atoms and molecules glow.