A high-risk investment is characterized by a greater percentage chance of loss. superior prospects for short-term gains. a smaller percentage chance of loss. lower interest and compound interest rates.

new york state wildlife expert richard thomas found that a woodchuck could (and does) chuck around 35 cubic feet of dirt in the course of digging a burrow. thomas reasoned that if a woodchuck could chuck wood, he would chuck an amount equivalent to the weight of the dirt, or 700 pounds.