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River Structure
100
What is a river?
A river is a body of water that flows toward the ocean.
100
What are the characteristics of a river
They vary in size, and can either be long, short, wide, or narrow.
100
Rivers are very important and are ___ to human life
a) essential
b) vital
c) necessary
The answer is B. Vital
100
What do rivers do?
They carry freshwater to people, plants, and animals.
100
Where do rivers begin from?
Head-waters
200
What is a fluvial floo?
A fluvial flood is a flood that occurs from a river.
200
The mississipi river flood was in ___?
a)1938
b)1916
c)2003
d)1939
d) 1939
The Mississippi river flood occurred in 1939
200
Today, rivers are used for things like ___ and water
a) Jet Skiing
b) Surfing
c) Transportation
C. Transportation
200
What do we use rivers for
Transportation and Food.
200
What are some other sources rivers start from?
a) glacier
b) groundspring
c) lake
d) all of the above
D) All of the above
300
What is aquatic biodiversity?
Aquatic Biodiversity is when different species inhabit the same body of water
300
what can rivers form?
a) cliffs
b) land-bridges
c) valleys (u and v)
c) valleys
Rivers can form both U and V, valleys.
300
____ million packages are shipped overseas every day
a) 27
b) 38
c) 119
a) 27
27 million packages are shipped overseas every day
300
What are some of the steps of the filtration process?
If you said:
Coagulation and Flocculation
Sedimentation basin
Filter
Disinfection Basin
Treated Water Storage
300
What are the five components of a river?
source, tributaries, flood plains, and wetlands.
400
What threatens rivers as a source of fresh-water?
a) overfishing
b) pollution
c) Invasive Species
d) erosion
e) b & a
f) a & c
g) a, b, and c
g) a, b, and c
a) overfishing
b) pollution
c) Invasive Species
400
What is the worlds first Hydro-electric power plant?
Cragside in Northumberland, England
400
The purificaton plant in illinois is _____ in Chicago
Jardine Purification Plant
400
Where is the rivers water from rivers stored?
They are stored in Clearwells.
400
The rivers flows ____ and into the ocean.
Uphill or Downhill?
Downhill.
500
How long can rivers take to form?
They can take around 6 minutes to 70 million years to form. It depends.
500
Who was the worlds first hydro-electric power plant built by?
William Armstrong
500
The mississippi took _____ years to form
a) 5-6 million
b) 17 thousand
c) 70 million
d) 94 billion
c) 70 million
The Mississippi River took 70 million years to form.
500
What are some ways people use rivers in agriculture?
irrigation, pesticide and fertilizer applications, crop cooling, and frost control.
500
What is the bottom of a river called?
A streambed