Auroral Displays Are MOST Often Seen

question 56

Multiple Choice

Auroral displays are MOST often seen

• A) at the north and south geographical poles, along Earth's spin axis.
• B) directly above the north and south geomagnetic poles.
• C) in two bands on either side of the equator, in the tropics.
• D) in circular regions around the north and south geomagnetic poles.

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Definitions:

Like Charges

Charges that are the same, either both positive or both negative, which repel each other according to Coulomb's law.

Attraction

The force that draws two objects toward each other, such as the electromagnetic force between oppositely charged particles or between magnetic poles.

Repulsion

A force that pushes objects away from each other, often used in the context of magnetic fields where like poles repel.

Direction

In context to electrical and magnetic fields, it refers to the path along which something moves, points, or faces.