Multiple choice general knowledge

When solar light is scattered by dust particles the resulting band of light is called

  1. celestial light

  2. northern lights (aurora borealis)

  3. spatial light

  4. zodiacal light

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Explanation

Zodiacal light is a faint triangular glow caused by sunlight scattering off dust particles in the solar system, visible along the zodiac after twilight or before dawn. Northern lights (aurora borealis) are caused by solar wind particles interacting with Earth's atmosphere, not dust scattering.