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

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