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RISE QUIZ 1/12/23

Authored by Ian Parker

Geography

9th Grade

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RISE QUIZ 1/12/23
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a flood?

When too much water falls from the sky

When lots of water reaches the land

When a river bursts its banks

When a river meets the sea

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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How do steep slopes increase flooding?

The water reaches the river slower

The water gets soaked up by the land quicker

The water isn't absorbed at all

The water flows faster down the slopes reaching the river quicker

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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How does a built up area increase flooding?

The water enters the river more slowly

Less water is absorbed because concrete and build up areas are not permeable surfaces (water cannot go through)

There is more opportunity for the water to be absorbed because concrete and built up areas are permeable surfaces (water can go through)

There is more green space

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Why does having lots of plants make flooding slower?

The plants cannot absorb water very fast

The plants' roots are connected to the river

The plants absorb water (interception) so the water takes longer to reach the river

Plants increase run-off

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A river's ________________ is the starting point of the river.

source

triutaries

mouth

drainage basin

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The place where the river pours (THROWS UP) into the ocean or large lake is called the ___________.

source

tributaries

mouth

drainage basin

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What pairs of factors are human causes of flooding?

Heavy rainfall & urbanisation

Steep slopes & deforestation

Urbanisation & deforestation

Snow melt & urbanisation

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