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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.

Why Is the Rock Cycle a Cycle?Earth & Space
How Scientists Measure Ice Thickness, Area, and Mass Earth & Space
How Long Would It Take to Fall to the Center of the Earth?Physics
How Is a Fault Different From a Joint?Earth & Space
Where Is the Top of the Asthenosphere Closest to the Earth’s Surface?Earth & Space
Where Does an Accretionary Wedge Form?Earth & Space
How Do Halite Deposits Form? The Chemistry Explained Earth & Space
What Is Partial Melting and How Does It Work?Earth & Space
How Does the Asthenosphere Differ From the Mesosphere?Earth & Space
What Is a Destructive Force Caused by the Convection in the Mantle?Earth & Space
What Are the Three Main Types of Stress in Rock?Earth & Space
What Is an Accreted Terrane in Geology?Earth & Space
Where Does Decompression Melting Occur?Earth & Space
What Is Continental Rifting and How Does It Occur?Earth & Space
Can Igneous Rock Become Sedimentary Rock?Earth & Space
What Is the Chemical Composition of the Crust?Earth & Space
Is Conglomerate Clastic, Organic, or Chemical?Earth & Space
What Is Radioactive Decay in Geology?Earth & Space
What Is the Pressure of the Outer Core?Earth & Space
What Is a Nappe in Structural Geology?Earth & Space
How Are Sedimentary Rocks Classified?Earth & Space
What Is the Great Unconformity in Geology?Earth & Space
What Distinguishes an Angular Unconformity From a Nonconformity?Earth & Space
Which Type of Stress Causes Rocks to Fold?Earth & Space
What Is an Ophiolite? From Ocean Crust to Land Earth & Space
How Is New Crust Formed at Plate Boundaries?Earth & Space
What Is a Pluton? Types and Formation Explained Earth & Space
Does the Outer Core Have Convection Currents?Earth & Space
What Has to Increase for Metamorphism to Occur?Earth & Space
Where Can You Find Meteorites on Earth?Earth & Space