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#1. What atmospheric phenomenon is responsible for creating colorful displays in the sky, such as the aurora borealis? 
        
            
                
                    
                    High-altitude cloud formations
                
                High-altitude cloud formations            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    Thunderstorms
                
                Thunderstorms            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    Magnetic storms
                
                Magnetic storms            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    Solar wind interacting with Earth's magnetic field
                
                Solar wind interacting with Earth's magnetic field            
        
The aurora borealis, or northern lights, occurs when solar wind particles collide with gases in Earth’s atmosphere, creating colorful light displays near the poles.

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