Plate Tectonics Readers and Passages

Divergent Plate Boundary: Where Earth's Crust Pulls Apart

This science passage explains how divergent plate boundaries form where Earth's crust pulls apart, c...

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Convergent Boundary: When Earth's Plates Collide

This science passage describes three types of convergent plate boundaries (oceanic-continental, ocea...

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Transform Plate Boundaries: Earth's Sliding Plates

This NGSS aligned nformational passage examines transform plate boundaries where tectonic plates sli...

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Types of Plate Boundaries

This science passage explores how geologists use rock formations, fossil distributions, and seafloor...

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How Are Metamorphic Rocks Formed?

This science passage explains how metamorphic rocks form through metamorphism, detailing the effects...

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What Type of Plate Boundary Is the San Andreas Fault?

This explanatory passage examines the San Andreas Fault as a transform plate boundary where the Paci...

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How Are Igneous Rocks Formed?

This science passage explains the complete formation process of igneous rocks, covering both intrusi...

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Intrusive Igneous Rocks: Formation and Features

This passage explains the formation of intrusive igneous rocks through slow cooling of magma beneath...

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Extrusive Igneous Rocks: Formation and Features

This educational passage describes extrusive igneous rock formation through rapid cooling of lava on...

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Type of Mountain Ranges Formed at Convergent Plate Boundaries

This passage explains how Earth's tallest mountain ranges form at convergent plate boundaries. It de...

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The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ): Earth's Weather Belt

This science passage explains the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), a key equatorial weather sy...

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Talus Slopes: Formation and Features

This earth science passage explains talus slope formation through mechanical weathering processes, a...

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