Geography
This state has the longest coastline in the U.S.
What is Alaska?
What is water stored in an aquifer called?
Groundwater
What percentage of the human body is water?
About 66% or two thirds.
How many states are in the Colorado River Basin?
7 Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, California
True or False. Water is a good conductor of heat?
False
O f these two rivers, The Amazon and the Nile, which river carries more water?
The Amazon
What kind of stream has more air than water?
A jet stream (weather)
How many atoms are in a molecule of water?
3 - 1 hydrogen, 2 oxygen
The Colorado River headwaters are located in?
Grand Lakes in Rocky Mountain National Park
Name the mythological gods of the sea?
Netune from Roman mythology, Poseidon from Greek mythology, or Aegir from Norse mythology
What is one of the largest aquifers in the US?
Ogallala or High Plains
When vapor is changed into a liquid this process is called?
Condensation
When the body lacks adequate fluids the condition is called?
dehydration
The first non-native explorer to successfully navigate a boat on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon was?
John Wesley Powell
What is the Animas River a tributary to?
San Juan River
What is the flat land that borders a river and covered by water when the river floods called?
floodplain
What are sleet, rain, snow and hail example of?
Precipitation
What is the only substance found on earth naturally in three common forms?
Water
What is the largest reservoir in the US?
Lake Mead
Does water move faster through clay or sand?
Sand
What country has the most dams?
The U.S.
What 3 forms can water be found in?
Liquid, solid, vapor
What is lighter ice or water?
ice
What was the original name of the Colorado River?
The Grand River
About how much water should a person taking an average length shower use?
10-20 gallons