The earth’s ________________________ field guides the solar wind into the poles and create the lights called the ___________________.
Auroras are the result of disturbances in the magnetosphere caused by solar wind. These disturbances alter the trajectories of charged particles in the magnetospheric plasma. These particles, mainly electrons and protons, precipitate into the upper atmosphere (thermosphere/exosphere). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora
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The interaction between the solar wind and Earth's magnetic field, and the influence of the underlying atmosphere and ionosphere, creates various regions of fields, plasmas, and currents inside the magnetosphere such as the plasmasphere, the ring current, and radiation belts. https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/phenomena/earths-magnetosphere
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