NASA | Tracking Energy through Space

The video tutorial explores a global simulation of solar wind interacting with Earth's magnetic field. It explains how the Earth's magnetic field creates a cavity, known as the magnetopause, and how solar wind affects it. The process of magnetic reconnection is highlighted, showing how it transfers energy from the magnetic field to plasma particles, resulting in high-speed flows. The simulation visualizes these flows, with arrows indicating plasma movement and energy conversion sites.

What happens to the energy from the magnetic field during the reconnection process?

Explain how the simulation visualizes the movement of plasma within the magnetotail.