Whitfield, David.

Northern lights / David Whitfield. - New York : AV2 by Weigl, c2013. - 24 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 27 cm. - Sky science. . - Sky science. .

"AV2 media enhanced books." Includes glossary.

Includes index.

Studying northern lights - How northern lights form - Auroras and the sun - Magnetic fields - Observing the sun and auroras - Gases in the atmosphere - Viewing auroras - Predicting auroras - What is a physicist? - Eight facts about the northern lights - Northern lights brain teasers - Science in action.

This book introduces the northern lights, also called aurora borealis, describing how they form and what types they can be.

4-8 Medialog, Inc.

ISBN: 9781619130982 9781619135451 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2012941686

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Auroras.

Dewey Class. No.: 551.56/7