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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.

Why Is the Outer Core Important to Earth?
What Is Weathering and Erosion?
What Eon Are We in Right Now on the Geological Time Scale?
What Rock Is Continental Crust Made Of?
Why Are River Rocks Smooth? The Science Explained
What Is the Largest Rock on Earth and in Space?
What Element Is Most Abundant in the Earth’s Crust?
What Major Events Occurred During the Paleozoic Era?
What Is Magma Made Of? Its Ingredients and Composition
What Is the Thickness of the Continental Crust?
What Is the Outermost Layer of the Earth?
Where Is the Earth’s Crust the Thinnest?
What Is the Difference Between Transform and Convergent Boundaries?
How Big Is the San Andreas Fault?
What Are the Processes of the Rock Cycle?
What Are the Two Types of Weathering?
Is California Prone to Earthquakes and Why?
What Are the Branches of Earth Science?
Why Is Earth Often Referred to as the Blue Planet?
What Is the Most Common Metal on Earth?
Why Is the Hydrosphere Important to Life on Earth?
What Is Similar About Igneous and Metamorphic Rock Formation?
What Are Two Observations That the Earth Rotates on Its Axis?
What Does Earth’s Rotation Cause?
How Does Erosion Change Earth’s Surface?
At What Temperature Does Granite Melt?
Where Is Magma Found in the Earth’s Layers?
Which Is the Largest Tectonic Plate on Earth?
What Color Is Limestone Rock and Why Does It Vary?
How Long Did It Take Earth’s Oceans to Form?