Rivers in the United States

What nickname did Spanish explorers give the Rio Grande?

• the longest river

• red colored river

• a lot of water

Where can you find rivers?

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• on three continents

• on four continents

• on every continent

What do you call a body of water found where a river meets the sea?

• estuary

• tributary

• nursery

How many states does the Missouri river run through?

• ten

• nine

• seven

What does a river begin as?

• a little lake

• a little stream

• an ocean

Which river is the longest river in the world?

• Hudson

• Ohio

• Nile

How many states does the Mississippi run through?

• nine

• six

• ten

Where does river water come from?

• lakes, ponds, snow, sink and glaciers

• lakes, ponds, snow, glaciers and rain

• lakes, oceans, ponds, snow and glaciers

What 2 bodies of water does St. Lawrence River connects?

• The Atlantic Ocean and The Great Lakes.

• The Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

• The Atlantic Ocean and the Nile River.

What river does the Grand Canyon run beside?

• The Hudson River

• The Missouri River

• The Colorado River