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National Weather Service – The Sun and Sunspots

Photograph showing sunspots on the surface of the Sun.
Credit: NASA
Levels
  • Intermediate (6-8)
  • Advanced (9-12+)
Material Type
  • Article/Informative Text
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • Big Idea 1.3 – The Sun’s energy drives Earth’s climate…
NGSS
  • ESS1 - Earth's Place in the Universe
  • ESS2 - Earth's Systems
  • PS3 - Energy
Heliophysics Topics
  • Atmosphere
  • Climate Change
  • Energy
  • Solar Cycle
Related Missions
  • Aqua (Earth)
  • Landsat (Earth)
  • PACE (Earth)
  • SWOT (Earth)
Material Cost per Learner $1 – $5
Language English

Can an increase or decrease in sunspot activity affect the Earth's climate? Resources to learn about how sunspots, solar flares, coronal mass ejections affect Earth.

Find out more by clicking this link.

https://www.weather.gov/fsd/sunspots