Zircon (ZrSiO4) forms in magma as it cools into igneous rock. It is also useful for numerical dating. a. If you walk on a modern New Jersey beach, then you will walk on some zircon sand grains. Yet if you determine the numerical age of the zircons, it does not indicate a modern age (zero years) for the beach. Why?
b. Suggest a rule that geologists should follow when they date rocks based on the radiometric ages of crystals inside the rocks.

The coco river is a natural border between nicaragua and which other country

What evidence supports geological processes changing the surface of the earth? cutting down forests creates a decrease of habitats. tectonic plates uplift the rocky crust of earth to form mountains. competition in ecosystems creates a decrease in diversity. pollution runoff contaminates a lake.

Which is an accurate description of the physical characteristics of poland? its fertile soil is found only along riverbanks, and its mountainous region in the northwest has few mineral resources. it is mostly flat with fertile soil except in the east and northeast, and the mountainous region in the south has large deposits of coal and copper. it is covered with thick forests, and it has large reserves of coal, petroleum, and natural gas. its landscape is dominated by plateaus, mountains, and high ridges, and it has large deposits of sulfur and copper in the northeast.