What Is Space Weather and How Does It Affect the Earth? — Reading Comprehension
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Grades
- 3
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- 7
Standards
- MS-ESS2-2
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About This Reader
This NGSS-aligned science passage for middle school explains what space weather is and how it affects Earth. Students learn that space weather is caused by activity from the Sun, such as solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs), which send charged particles through space. The passage describes how Earth’s magnetic field protects us, but strong space weather can still cause geomagnetic storms, power outages, and satellite disruption. It also explains the aurora and how scientists monitor solar activity. This reading supports comprehension and science understanding aligned with Earth and Space Science standards in the NGSS curriculum.
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