Aurora Borealis

What Causes the Northern Lights

• is a result of a collision between gaseous atoms in the Earth's atmosphere
• the different colors are due to the type of particle that is colliding
• In order to see it must be a dark clear night and anywhere from September to March in the evening
• There needs to be solar flares on the sun

Location and History

• It occurs above the north and south poles
• There needs to be solar flares on the sun
• French scientist discovered the lights and named it after a Roman goddess of dawn, Aurora
• Borealis came from a roman god of the north wind, Boreas

Uniformitarianism

• The lights are uniformitarianism because it is predictible

Constructive vs. Destructive

• The aurora borealis is not destructive because it does not destroy anything
• It is constructive because it creates light in the sky

Fun Facts

• Aurora Borealis means "Dawn of the Earth"
• Some of the colors that might appear are pale green and pink