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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.

What Are the Three Main Layers of Earth?Earth & Space
What Is the Dominant Mineral in the Lower Mantle?Earth & Space
What Tectonic Plate Is Texas On?Earth & Space
What Is the Rotation of Earth and Its Effects?Earth & Space
Is a New Ocean Forming in Africa?Earth & Space
What Is the Smallest Tectonic Plate?Earth & Space
Does San Diego Get Earthquakes? Assessing the Risk Earth & Space
What Branch of Science Is Geology?Earth & Space
What Is a Typical Rate for Seafloor Spreading?Earth & Space
Is Nitrogen Found in Rocks?Earth & Space
What Are Four Interesting Facts About the Earth’s Crust?Earth & Space
How Does Metamorphic Rock Turn Into Sediment?Earth & Space
Is the Earth Spinning Backwards? The Science Explained Earth & Space
What Are Normal Faults and How Do They Form?Earth & Space
What Are Some Common Types of Metamorphic Rocks?Earth & Space
How Much Does the World Weigh?Earth & Space
What Is in the Outer Core of the Earth?Earth & Space
Three Ways Rocks Are Worn Down by Abrasion Earth & Space
What Are the 5 Physical Layers of the Earth?Earth & Space
Do Rocks Grow? Explaining Geological Growth Earth & Space
What Would Happen If You Tried to Eat Lava?Earth & Space
Which of Earth’s Layers Is the Thickest?Earth & Space
Where Might You Find Mountains of Metamorphic Rock?Earth & Space
How Deep Is the San Andreas Fault?Earth & Space
How Fast Does the Earth Rotate Near the Equator?Earth & Space
Are Earthquakes Common in Texas?Earth & Space
5 Fascinating Facts About the Earth’s Inner Core Earth & Space
Does Gneiss Have Crystals? Explaining Its Texture Earth & Space
Is Geology a Branch of Biology?Earth & Space
What Causes an Earthquake? An Explanation for Kids Earth & Space