Solid, liquid, gas and … plasma? - Michael Murillo
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Have you ever seen static electricity cause a spark of light? What is that spark? What about lightning, the Northern Lights, or the tail of a comet? All of those things and many others – in fact, 99.9% of the universe -- are made of plasma. Michael Murillo gives the full picture on plasma.
Solar radiation can ionize the upper atmosphere, forming a plasma layer ovrer our heads. Plasma responds very strongly to electrical and magnetic forces. What do you think happens when electromagnetic radiation, radio waves for example, reach the ionosphere?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Michael Murillo
- Animator Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat
- Composer Cem Misirlioglu
- Script Editor Amy Adkins
- Narrator Addison Anderson
