1. THE EARTH’S MAGNETIC FIELD Note; The geographical north pole acts like the south pole of a magnet

2. http://www.open-video.org/details.php?videoid=6151 Aurora

3. The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory

4. FILL IN THE GAPS USING THE WORDS BELOW AURORA BOREALIS, PARTICLES, SOLAR FLARES, ATMOSPHERE, ELECTRICITY, POLES Cosmic rays are fast moving ……………..which create gamma rays when they hit the………….. They are deflected by the Earth’s magnetic fields and spiral around the fields to the …………, here they cause the ……….. ……….. Most cosmic rays originate from ……….. ……... These are made up of clouds of charged particles from the Sun which are ejected at high speed. The consequences of a solar flare arriving at the Earth include interruption to satellite communications and …………… distribution.