alleryStart learning →Charged particles from the Sun create colourful aurorae near which places on Earth?
AThe magnetic poles
BThe equator line
CThe hot deserts
DThe ocean depths
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. The magnetic poles
Earth's magnetic field funnels the charged particles to the poles, where they light up the upper air as aurorae.
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