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Christina Rhodes, BS, is an earth science writer on the editorial staff at Biology Insights. A certified public high school teacher, Rhodes still supervises student geology fieldwork each semester. She received her undergraduate degree in earth science education.

How the Continents Fit Together: The Evidence Earth & Space
What Is the Density of the Lithosphere?Earth & Space
What Causes Reverse Faults? The Role of Compressional Stress Earth & Space
On What Basis Are Igneous Rocks Classified?Earth & Space
How Does a Rock’s Surface Area Relate to Chemical Weathering?Earth & Space
What Is the Chemical Composition of the Earth’s Crust?Earth & Space
What Causes a Surface Wave? From Water to Earth Earth & Space
Why Is a Lot of Iridium Evidence of an Asteroid Impact?Earth & Space
Which Type of Crust Is Usually the Oldest?Earth & Space
What Is the Pattern of Seafloor Age in the Ocean Basins?Earth & Space
What Is Essential for an Artesian Water System to Develop?Earth & Space
Are Continents Floating? The Science of Isostasy Earth & Space
What Is Banding in Metamorphic Rocks?Earth & Space
Why Is the Geologic Time Scale More Detailed in the Phanerozoic?Earth & Space
When Did the Hadean Eon End and Why?Earth & Space
What Evidence Do We Have of Past Plate Motion?Earth & Space
What Ideas Brought a Renewed Interest to Continental Drift?Earth & Space
How Can Subsidence Lead to the Formation of Sedimentary Rock?Earth & Space
What Is Subduction and How Does It Work?Earth & Space
Is Anorthosite an Intrusive or Extrusive Rock?Earth & Space
What Is the Modern Theory for Orogenesis?Earth & Space
What Causes the Tectonic Plates to Move?Earth & Space
What Does Relative Age Mean in Geology?Earth & Space
How Does the Law of Crosscutting Explain the Age of a Fault?Earth & Space
What Is Correlation in Geology and How Is It Done?Earth & Space
How to Measure Strike and Dip in the Field Earth & Space
What Is the Significance of an Unconformity?Earth & Space
What Is an Angular Unconformity and How Does It Form?Earth & Space
Is Migmatite Foliated or Nonfoliated?Earth & Space
How Can the Topography of a Region Affect the Rate of Weathering?Earth & Space