Today's Rocket Words: Your 5 words and meanings to learn
aurora
a luminous phenomena seen in the night sky near the Earth's magnetic poles, usually red or green in colour
geomagnetic field
the magnetic field that surrounds the Earth
navigation compass
an instrument used for navigation; the needle of a compass always points north because it aligns itself with the Earth's magnetic field
solar wind
a continuous outward flow of protons and electrons emitted from the Sun
magnetoreception
a sense which allows some organisms to detect the Earth's magnetic field