Passport
Activity
With the
Northern Lights!
Quiz Time
1. What
causes the Northern Lights?
A. Solar Wind given off by the Sun
B. Sunlight being seen through water molecules in the atmosphere
C. Man made gases colliding with oxygen molecules
2.What did the people of Norway think the Northern Lights were?
A. Female messengers of the god Odin
B. A sign that their gods were unhappy with them
3.Where is the best place to see the Northern Lights in the United Sates?
A. New York
B. Alaska
C. Iowa
4. What did the Northern Lights help launch in 1957?
5. Why are the Northern Lights different colors?
A. The Sun's lights are seen differently through water molecules
B. The Solar Wind collides with different kinds of gases at different heights in the atmosphere
C.
The
different temperatures in the atmosphere