Question

The local newspaper has published the passage below. Last week, scientists released incredible images of aurora australis, known as the northern lights, as seen from the Hubble telescope. The Hubble telescope was placed in orbit in 1990 by the space shuttle and has since delivered the sharpest images we have of our planet, our galaxy, and the universe. The images delivered last week show the beautiful display of lights in the southern hemisphere. These lights are the result of the solar activity known as solar wind. Traces of solar wind reach well beyond Earth and have been detected as far as Saturn. Which statement in the news passage above is inaccurate

Answer 1

C. The aurora australis is known as the northern lights.

Explanation

The answer on edge

Answer 2

The statement as aurora australis known as northern lights is incorrect. As the designation of aurora australis is for the southern lights i.e. which occur in the southern hemisphere.

Step-by-step explanation:

Aurora or natural lights is a phenomenon that occurs at the poles of the Earth due to interaction between the Earth's magnetic field and cosmic rays. This interaction results in the beautiful display of colors on both poles. These are named, aurora borealis or aurora australis depending on their geographical location. If they occur on the northern pole they are termed as aurora borealis while those occurring on the southern pole are named aurora australis.