Product Type: Video Learning Clip
Audience: Educators, Students
Grade Levels: K-8
Subjects: General Science
Two students in Norway confer with science expert Dr. D. as they learn the structure of Earth that causes it to act as an electromagnet, the way that solar winds interact with gases to cause auroras and the differences between permanent magnets and electromagnets.
Earth's Role as an Electromagnet and the Creation of Auroras
Duration: 3 minutes 59 seconds
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