Plate Tectonics Readers and Passages
Transform Plate Boundaries: Earth's Sliding Plates
This NGSS aligned nformational passage examines transform plate boundaries where tectonic plates slide horizontally past...
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Types of Plate Boundaries
This science passage explores how geologists use rock formations, fossil distributions, and seafloor structures to ident...
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Divergent Plate Boundary: Where Earth's Crust Pulls Apart
This science passage explains how divergent plate boundaries form where Earth's crust pulls apart, creating features lik...
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Convergent Boundary: When Earth's Plates Collide
This science passage describes three types of convergent plate boundaries (oceanic-continental, oceanic-oceanic, contine...
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How Are Metamorphic Rocks Formed?
This science passage explains how metamorphic rocks form through metamorphism, detailing the effects of heat (150°C-1,00...
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How Are Igneous Rocks Formed?
This science passage explains the complete formation process of igneous rocks, covering both intrusive (granite) and ext...
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Extrusive Igneous Rocks: Formation and Features
This educational passage describes extrusive igneous rock formation through rapid cooling of lava on Earth's surface. It...
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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 Pacific and North Americ...
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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 Earth's surface. It...
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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 details two main forma...
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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 system. Covering NGSS ...
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Talus Slopes: Formation and Features
This earth science passage explains talus slope formation through mechanical weathering processes, aligning with NGSS MS...
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