Which of the following is a difference between a shield volcano and a composite volcano?
A) Shield volcanoes' lava flows are thin and long whereas composite volcanoes' lava flows are thicker and shorter.
B) Shield volcanoes have a much steeper slope than composite volcanoes.
C) Shield volcanoes are much hotter than composite volcanoes.
D) Shield volcanoes maximum height is much smaller than composite volcanoes.
Answer: A
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How can the age of a sample be determined from a graph of daughter and parent atoms versus time?
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a. true b. false
Once internal differentiation was complete, the earth's surface remained essentially unchanged to the present.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)