Statistics for Northern Lights Trivia

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Name a country in which the Northern Lights can be seen often.	Canada / Norway / Sweden / Finland / Russia / Iceland	100%
What is the most frequent color seen within the Northern Lights?	Green	100%
Name another planet in the solar system which also experiences the phenomena.	Mars / Jupiter / Saturn / Uranus / Neptune	100%
Which star causes the Northern Lights?	Sun	100%
Name one gas that creates colors in the Northern Lights	Oxygen / Nitrogen / Hydrogen / Helium	86%
What is the southern equivalent?	Southern Lights / Aurora Australis	86%
What is the Greek term for the Northern Lights meaning 'Morning light from the north'?	Aurora Borealis	71%
Why are the Northern Lights only seen closer to the poles?	The magnetic field	14%
Which charged particles create the Northern Lights?	Electrons and protons	0%
Which index is used to measure changes in geomagnetic activity?	Kp Index	0%