Oceanic crust is blue, continental crust is orange, mantle plumes are noted in this diagram. Given the plate tectonic setting, what is the most likely composition of the volcanoes at location D?

Oceanic crust is blue, continental crust is orange, mantle plumes are noted in this diagram. Given the plate tectonic setting, what is the most likely composition of the volcanoes at location A?

Bombs, ash, and cinders are all examples of ____.

Given the ages of the different rock units that you see here, what is the age of the shale atop the volcanic ash?

Eruptions of rhyolite lava tend to be more explosive than basaltic and andesitic lavas because rhyolite lavas

The Sahara is located about 30 degrees latitude from the equator. What type of desert is the Sahara?

Given the ages of the different rock units that you see here, what is the age of the Cretaceous sandstone?

Of the four types of subaerial volcanoes, ____________ usually consist of alternating layers of tephra and solidified lava.

Which coast(s) of the United States may someday be hit by a large tsunami?

In this figure, which is older? The granite or the shale?