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Aurora Borealis in AP Environmental Science

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The Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, is a natural light display that occurs in the polar regions. It is caused by the interaction of charged particles from the sun with atoms in Earth's atmosphere.

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Topic 4.4: 4.4 Earth's Atmosphere

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