How Aurora Phenomena Happen

Do you know about aurora? Can you tell me how aurora occurs? Well, let me explain it.
An aurora (Latin  word mean “sunrise”) is natural light display in the sky in the poles (north
and south) caused by the collision of energetic charged particles with atoms in the high-
altitude atmosphere. In the northern latitude, the effect is known as aurora
borealis (aurora: the goddess dawn, borealis: north wind). While in the Antarctic region, the
effect is known as aurora australis. They illuminate the northern and southern horizon as
greenish glow or sometimes faint red, occasionally blue but most often in fluorescent green.
Auroras can be seen at night because their light is not as strong as the light of the day.

The aurora phenomenon occurs when the sun produces solar wind. Solar wind is a stream
of electrons and protons which are released from the sun due to the high kinetic energy.
These particles are charged and contain energy, which means they contribute to electricity. In
other way, our planet is surrounded by a super-sized magnetic sheath which is usually called
the Magnetic Field of the Earth. Sometimes this solar wind hits the Earth. Some of these
charged particles lead to the poles of the earth at a speed that keeps growing. The collision
between these particles and atoms present in the earth’s atmosphere, it releases the energy
that causes the formation of colorful auroras at the poles of the earth, which looks like a big
circle around the pole.
 Why Aurora is only found in the earth’s poles? This is because the north and South Pole
magnetic field is very strong compared to other regions. The poles of this magnetic field pull
the protons and electrons from the solar wind. So the phenomenon is more common in the
Polar Regions.

However, sometimes the Aurora can also appear at the top of the mountain in a tropical
climate, but this phenomenon is extremely rare. Aurora phenomena have been observed on
other planets than Earth that have a magnetic field, such as Jupiter, Saturn and more recently
Mars. It is believed to be a widespread phenomenon in the Solar System and beyond.

Questions
1. What is the aurora phenomenon?
2. Why aurora can be seen at night?
3. What are the colors on the aurora phenomenon?
4. When did the aurora phenomenon occur?
5. What is solar wind?
6. Where the aurora phenomenon is more commonly seen?
7. Why is the aurora phenomenon believed to bet he most widespread phenomenon in
the solar system?
8. State the various names of the aurora phenomenon and where it occurs?
9. Identification of the structure of the explanation text on the text.
10. Why does this topic include the explanation text?
Answer
1. An aurora (Latin word mean “sunrise”) is natural light display in the sky in the poles
(north and south) caused by the collision of energetic charged particles with atoms in
the high-altitude atmosphere.
2. because their light is not as strong as the light of the day.
3. greenish glow or sometimes faint red, occasionally blue but most often in fluorescent
green
4. when the sun produces solar wind
5. Solar wind is a stream of electrons and protons which are released from the sun due to
the high kinetic energi
6. the phenomenon is more common in the Polar Regions.
7. because Aurora phenomena have been observed on other planets than Earth that have
a magnetic field, such as Jupiter, Saturn and more recently Mars
8. In the northern latitude, the effect is known as aurora borealis. in the Antarctic
region, the effect is known as aurora australis
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a. paragraf 2 & 3 : explanation sequence
b. paragraf 4: concluding statement
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