The source of the auroras (northern/southern lights) on Earth is:
A) the natural decay of radioactive elements.
B) the reflection of sunlight off the polar ice sheets.
C) small meteorites burning up in Earth's atmosphere.
D) charged particles trapped by Earth's magnetic field interacting with the atmosphere.
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