The Sun's Giant Heat Elevators

This informational text resource is intended to support reading in the content area. The article describes the discovery of mega-plumes of plasma within the sun. These long-lasting, larger than Earth heat elevators may be the reason the latitudes of the sun rotate at different speeds. Two different scientists have analyzed data that support this possible explanation.
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Direct Link: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/suns-giant-heat-elevators

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Subject(s): English Language Arts, Science
Grade Level(s): 7, 8
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: informational text, text complexity, solar properties, sun's rotation, heat, mega-plumes
Instructional Component Type(s): Text Resource
Resource Collection: STEM Reading Resources

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