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Birkeland Currents and Earth's Magnetosphere Quiz

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Birkeland Currents and Earth's Magnetosphere Quiz

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What drives the Birkeland currents in the Earth's magnetosphere?

Solar wind and interplanetary magnetic field (correct)

Atmospheric pressure imbalances

Earth's rotation

Oceanic currents

What creates the Auroras Borealis and Australis in the upper atmosphere?

Magnetospheric electrons accelerated by upward current sheets (correct)

Lightning discharges

Volcanic eruptions

Cosmic rays from distant galaxies

Where do the Birkeland currents close in the high latitude ionosphere?

At the equator

In the mesosphere

Through the region of the auroral electrojet (correct)

In the Earth's core

What causes the strength of the Birkeland currents to change in the magnetosphere?

<p>Activity in the magnetosphere such as substorms</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are Birkeland currents also known as?

<p>Field-aligned currents</p> Signup and view all the answers

What drives the Birkeland currents in the Earth's magnetosphere?

<p>Solar wind and interplanetary magnetic field</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where do the Birkeland currents close in the high latitude ionosphere?

<p>Auroral electrojet region</p> Signup and view all the answers

What accelerates magnetospheric electrons in the upward current sheets?

<p>Small scale variations</p> Signup and view all the answers

What creates the Auroras Borealis and Australis in the upper atmosphere?

<p>Magnetospheric electrons reaching the upper atmosphere</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the Birkeland currents also known as?

<p>Field-aligned currents</p> Signup and view all the answers

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