Flooding

Flooding is essentially water overflowing where it normally flows.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

3. A secondary effect of a flood is polluted waterways.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Developing nations see more damage from flooding because of poor land use and bad construction.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Urbanization has NOT led to increased flooding.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

6. A recurrence interval is the time in-between two floods of equal magnitude.

• True

• False

I could answer the following:

• What role does soil play in flooding?
• What are two natural service functions of floods?
• Why don’t people see flooding as a perceived risk?
• What is one issue with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)?

• I can answer ALL 4

• I can answer 3/4

• I can answer 2/4

• I can answer 1/4

• Did we talk about this in class?

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the recurrence interval of a flood that is ranked 15^th in a data set that includes 30 years of flooding, assuming that R= (n+1)/m where R is Recurrence, n is the number of floods in the dataset and m is the flood’s rank within that dataset.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

An overflowing of water in a normally dry area.

• drought

• storm surge

• flood

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Some solutions to prevent people from flooding and continue to live in Dorchester County are?

• Put walls around the town

• build ditches, raise roads

• leave the town and live somewhere else

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

According to Riley, “Out on the boat, you’ll see trees leaning like this,” Riley says, holding his arm at a 45-degree angle.

• The man's arm hurts from working

• The trees are falling to one side

• The tree is looking for water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2