Churchill Science

By popular request…

In this game, you get to be the Sun. You can “fire” small, medium, or large solar winds at the Earth and watch as the Earth’s magnetic field produces an aurora in response. Then click “Evaluate” to find out what your solar winds did to the Earth.

The above videos show how the Earth’s magnetic field protects it from the Sun’s energy.

Here’s what it looks like when solar wind hits the Earth’s magnetic field. It causes the Northern and Southern Lights (Auroras).