Viewed through a spectroscope, the spectral profile of a yellow street lamp has a narrow line in the yellow region of the visible spectrum against a black background. Is the street lamp an incandescent or an atomic source of light? What’s happening in the lamp that causes light to be emitted? Explain your answer.

the aurora is formed when charged particles emitted from the sun during a solar flare penetrate the earth's magnetic shield and collide with atoms and molecules in our atmosphere. these collisions result in countless little bursts of light, called photons, which make up the aurora.

auroras are generated by charged solar particles hitting molecules in earth's atmosphere. this usually happens in high latitudes, because our planet’s magnetic field tends to funnel these particles toward the poles. that’s why it can be experienced in northern ohio.