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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.

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