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Christina Rhodes Page 11

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.

Is Granite a Good Aquifer? The Science of Fractured Rock Earth & Space
How Is Continental Lithosphere Different From Oceanic Lithosphere?Earth & Space
What Would Happen If the Core of the Earth Cooled?Earth & Space
Why Is the Rock Cycle Important to the Earth?Earth & Space
What Geologic Process Caused Aquifers to Form?Earth & Space
Is Shale Older Than Limestone?Earth & Space
Is Aphanitic Texture Intrusive or Extrusive?Earth & Space
What Is the Upper Mantle Made Of and How Does It Work?Earth & Space
Can Igneous Rocks Be Used for Radiometric Dating?Earth & Space
Where Are the Youngest Rocks in a Structural Basin Found?Earth & Space
Why Doesn’t the Rock Cycle Have to Go in Order?Earth & Space
Do Rocks Vibrate? From Atoms to Earthquakes Earth & Space
Which Formed First? Shale or Slate?Earth & Space
Why Do Scientists Think Earth’s Core Contains Iron?Earth & Space
How Thick Is the Lithosphere in Kilometers?Earth & Space
What Is the Final Stage of Continental Rifting?Earth & Space
What Are Clastic Rocks and How Do They Form?Earth & Space
Why Is It Difficult to Study the Early History of Earth?Earth & Space
Where Did Earth’s Metals and Rocks Come From?Earth & Space
What Is a Chondrite? The Structure of a Primitive Meteorite Earth & Space
What Does Phaneritic Mean in Geology?Earth & Space
How Can a Large Block of Granite Form Layers Like an Onion?Earth & Space
What Is the Difference Between Extrusive and Intrusive Igneous Rock?Earth & Space
Why Is the Earth’s Inner Core Solid Despite the Heat?Earth & Space
Which Characteristic of Potassium Makes It Useful for Dating Rocks?Earth & Space
What Drives the Movement of Tectonic Plates?Earth & Space
What Changes to Earth’s Surface Are Explained by Plate Tectonics?Earth & Space
Why Don’t the Present Shapes of the Continents Fit Perfectly?Earth & Space
Why Are Landslides More Common on Steep Slopes?Earth & Space
What Is Required to Make a Metamorphic Rock?Earth & Space