Water Cycle
Geo Terms
Places along the Nile
Hydroelectric Dams
Mr. Copeck Facts
100

You might do this if you are scared.  It's also what water does as it moves to lakes, rivers and oceans.

What is runoff?

100

A river can be said to have this if it is well suited for the building of a dam that creates power.

What is hydroelectric potential?

100

From the Arabic word for obstruction, this area of the Blue Nile is clogged with vegetation.

What is As Sudd?

100

This benefit of hydroelectric dams helps people to breath easier unlike coal power plants. 

What is clean energy?

100

Mr. Copeck has a dog named this.

What is Olivia?

200

This stage of the water cycle falls to the earth as rain or snow.

What is precipitation?

200

This term describes how water falls from the sky to the earth and eventually returns to the sky.

What is the water cycle?

200

The largest lake in Africa, this lake is also the largest lake in the world.

What is Lake Victoria?

200

This drawback of hydroelectric dams means that a country that wants to build one better have deep pockets.

What is high cost?

200

He served in this branch of the military.  Please don't sing the song.

What is in the Navy?

300

Water cools and does this as it forms clouds from droplets.

What is condensation?

300

This term describes an area that remains suitable for farming year round due to always having water present.

What is perennial irrigation?
300

These two rivers eventually join together to form the Nile.  Their names should warm the hearts of Kentucky fans too.

What are the Blue Nile and White Nile rivers?

300

A benefit of hydroelectric dams is that it control this. Sometimes too much is a bad thing.

What is flooding?

300

He served in a special unit of the Navy called a construction battalion.  The abbreviate letters gave the unit this name.

What is the Seabees?

400

During this stage of the water cycle liquid water is converted into water vapor due to the sun's heat.

Evaporation

400

This describes an area where any water that falls to the ground will eventually end up in a river.

What is a river basin?

400

This formation of the Nile River is north of Khartoum. It is more than good.

What is the Great Bend?

400

Of 52 percent, 71 percent, and 83 percent, this percentage of Iceland's energy comes from hydroelectric dams.

What is 83 percent?

400

Of 18, 21 or 24 Mr. Copeck has been married this many years.

What is 21?

500

Some water does this, going into the ground to become ground water.

What is infiltration?

500

Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh is built near one of these a place where two or more rivers converge to become a larger river.

What is a confluence?

500

The capital of Egypt, the Nile River flows through the heart of this city.

What is Cairo?

500

Built in 1960, this dam is a major source of power in Egypt.

What is the Aswan dam?

500

Based on what Mr. Copeck likes to wear, this could be his favorite color.

What is khaki?

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