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Which statement is accurate about how the aurora borealis is formed? (1 point)
• As electrons become excited, they move to a lower energy level.
As the electrons jump to a higher energy state, they release energy as electromagnetic radiation, including visible light.
As electrons fall back down to a lower energy state, they release energy as electromagnetic radiation, including visible light.
• As an electron is pulled away from its nucleus, it releases visible light.

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"As electrons fall back down to a lower energy state, they release energy as electromagnetic radiation, including visible light."

Brief explanation: charged particles from the solar wind collide with atmospheric atoms (oxygen, nitrogen), exciting their electrons. When those electrons return to lower energy levels they emit photons — the colored light of the aurora.