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Matthew Dorsey is an earth science editor at Biology Insights with a focus on landforms and planetary geology. He brings 17 years of editorial experience, having written explanatory science features for digital publications. Dorsey studied geology at Plymouth State University and tends a small perennial flower garden at home.

Where Are the Youngest Rocks on Earth Found?
What Is a Geological Feature and How Are They Formed?
Do We Live on the Lithosphere?
What Color Is Siltstone and What Causes It?
What Is It Called When Rocks Break Down?
What Happens as You Go Deeper Inside the Earth?
What Did Earth Look Like Before Pangea?
What Is the Difference Between Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics?
How Old Are New Zealand’s Mountains?
How Big Is a Boulder? The Scientific Size Definition
Why Would the Chinese Want to Invent the Seismograph?
Which Ocean Formed as a Direct Result of the Breakup of Pangaea?
What Is the Oldest Layer of Rock on Earth?
What Is the Definition of the Inner Core of the Earth?
Are Inclusions Older or Younger Than the Rock?
What Is a Continental Glacier? Formation and Facts
What Are Constructive Forces in Geology?
How Were the Hawaiian Islands Formed by Plate Tectonics?
Why Doesn’t Florida Have as Many Earthquakes as California?
What Are Felsic Rocks? Definition, Composition & Types
How Are the Outer Core and the Inner Core Different?
What Is a Coulee? The Geology Behind These Deep Valleys
Do Plate Tectonics Cause Earthquakes?
What Are the 7 Layers of the Earth?
What Are the Five Physical Layers of the Earth?
What Metals Make Up the Earth’s Inner Core?
Is Iron Natural to Earth? From the Core to the Crust
What Do You Call Someone Who Studies the Earth?
When Will the Continents Unite Again?
Which Layer of Earth Is the Least Dense?