Hello for our videos of the month of February!
As some of you probably know, the 24th of January brought us a wonderful present in the form of a coronal mass ejection, which makes northern lights more common. A good moment to take all your savings and head to the Arctic Circle to enjoy one of the wonders of nature!
This video is a preview of the BBC series Wonders of the Solar System, with Professor Brian Cox (of whom I am an alleged fan). So here you have Brian Cox looking up into the skies again...
Questions (answers in the comments, transcription coming in a few days):
1. Why did they go to the Arctic Circle on snowmobiles?
2. How likely is it for them to watch an aurora that night?
3. Where are the film images taken from?
4. What does the energy from the solar wind do?
5. How does Prof. Brian Cox describe the aurora?
So gentle...
ReplyDeleteThanks!
1. Why did they go to the Arctic Circle on snowmobiles?
They used them to get out of the city, because the street lights produce a light polution that you make it hard to see the aurora.
2. How likely is it for them to watch an aurora that night?
80%chance to see it.
3. Where are the film images taken from?
They are from an extraterrestrial perspective. From a spacecraft that goes from Pole to Pole.
4. What does the energy from the solar wind do?
It feeds an unbroken circuit of the aurora that surrounds the pole. (1:54-)
It sets the upper atmosphere alight (2:28-)
5. How does Prof. Brian Cox describe the aurora?
He says: "Absolutely amazing sight. It's like curtains in green, it doesn't look to me like is cascading down, it looks like is rising from the ground. It is quite incredible beautiful.
Thank you Encarna! Your answers have been very accurate. Let me just correct a bit in your transcription for question 5:
ReplyDelete"like IT's cascading down" (don't forget the subject there, even if it's difficult to hear
"Quite incrediblY beautiful" (an adverb, not an adjective)
Very good job, I'm glad you liked the video!
Thanks!
ReplyDelete1. Why did they go to the Arctic Circle on snowmobiles? I didn´t get anything
2. How likely is it for them to watch an aurora that night? For them is the perfect day. Completely blue sky.
3. Where are the film images taken from? From an extratrrestral perspective. From a spacecraft
4. What does the energy from the solar wind do? It sets the upper atmosphere alight
5. How does Prof. Brian Cox describe the aurora? It´s an amazing sight. It looks to him like raising from the ground
Hi Belén! Thank you so much for your comment!
ReplyDeleteI'm in the middle of a "participate in the blog" campaign, so I'll wait a little before posting the key to this activity.
To answer question one, you need to spot the word "snowmobiles". Look up its pronunciation in the dictionary search on your right. They talk about this right at the beginning.
Hope it helps!