In general, cinder cones are much larger than shield volcanoes.

Which of the following describes radioactive decay by beta particle emission?

________ occur at about the time of the first quarter and third quarter phases of the Moon.

Match the rock with the appropriate description.

Continental crust is generally thicker than oceanic crust.

Gold’s tenacity can be described as ________.

Detrital sedimentary rocks are classified according to clastic particle size; chemical sedimentary rocks are named according to the most abundant minerals.

The half-life of carbon-14 is about 6000 years. Assume that a sample of charcoal formed by burning of living wood 15,000 years ago. How much of the original carbon-14 would remain today?

Low ridges of land, parallel to the coast, along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, are known as ________.

In general, cinder cones are much larger than shield volcanoes.