Baldo by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for April 22, 2007
Transcript:
Gracie: Listen to this! The northern lights happen when the sun's magnetic field throws charged particles from its atmosphere out into space. As these particles near the earth, they are pulled in by its magnetic field. Before they can reach the earth, the charged particles hit the earth's atmosphere and collide with the gases found there. The reaction between those particles and the gases creates energy, and the energy is given off as light - the northern lights! Baldo: Wow. Gracie: Do you know what the scientific name for the norther lights is? Baldo: Sure. Special effects.