Multiple Choice
The source of the aurorae (northern/southern lights) on Earth is
A) natural decay of radioactive elements.
B) reflection of sunlight off the polar ice sheets.
C) small meteorites burning up in Earth's atmosphere.
D) charged particles trapped by Earth's magnetic field interacting with the atmosphere.
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