Study Questions Week 14

Describe a solar flare.

Describe a coronal mass ejection.

Explain the difference between solar flares and coronal mass ejections.

How does the solar wind effect the Earth's magnetic field?

What is the magnetosphere of a planet?

What is a geomagnetic storm?

What are examples of the effects of solar activity on Earth?

What causes the aurora?

What do auroras look like from space?

What is the auroral oval? Where is it usually found?

What is the typical height in the atmosphere for the aurora?

What colors are seen in the aurora? What is the cause of the different colors?

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