Northern and Southern Lights

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Across
  1. 1. When solar wind gets through the holes, the ______________it carries hit the top of our atmosphere
  2. 5. ________ gives a yellow-green or red color
  3. 7. The Northern Lights are named Aurora ___________
  4. 10. The electrons smashing into the atmosphere causes the __________ of the aurora.
  5. 11. The Southern Lights are named Aurora __________
  6. 12. Solar winds are pushed off course by a protective _________ field around the Earth.
Down
  1. 2. Different __________ give off different colors of light
  2. 3. _________ gives off a blue color
  3. 4. There are small ________ in the magnetic field at the north and south poles that can change shape
  4. 6. The atmosphere is a _____________ of gases that surrounds and protects our planet
  5. 8. Auroras get their power from lots of energy built up by __________ winds
  6. 9. Auroras are light patterns that can be seen at both the North and South _________ of the Earth.