What I learned in class

In class, I learned about the auroras, solar flares, sun spots, The sun and the solar system. Firstly I will explain a bit about auroras... Auroras or Aurora Borealis as scientist call it, are the colored lights seen in the skies around the Polar regions What causes the aurora? The sun emits a continuous stream of charged particles called the solar wind. This wind interacts with the magnetic field of the Earth and produces large electrical currents. These currents flow along the magnetic field lines down into the upper atmosphere surrounding the north and south magnetic poles. These currents cause the atmospheric gases to glow like the gas in a fluorescent tube. Does the aurora occur on other planets? The answer is yes! The Earth is not the only planet in the solar system on which auroras may be seen. Auroras may also be seen on the gas giants, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. These planets all have strong magnetic fields.