Dams and Levees

What are two ways humans control flooding? Choose two.

• Dams

• Levees

• Beach Restoration

• Jetties

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A __________ holds back water during heavy rainfall and can be released slowly.

• Dam

• Levee

• Jetty

• Duck

What is this a picture of?

• Dam

• Levee

• Jetty

• Satellite

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What is this a picture of?

• Dam

• Levee

• Jetty

• Satellite

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The use of flowing water from waterfalls and dams to produce electricity.

• HYDRO & TIDAL POWER

• SOLAR ENERGY

• WIND ENERGY

• NUCLEAR ENERGY

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How does a hydroelectric dam produce energy?

• Long distance power lines run water to local residents to generate energy.

• The powerhouse pumps water directly into the reservoir to generate energy.

•  Energy is generated from water spinning a turbine

• The production of energy is generated through the increase of water intake in the reservoir.

Which energy uses water held behind a dam?

• Geothermal

• Hydroelectric/Hydropower

• Nuclear

• Tidal

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A _______ can be built up to prevent flooding. It is a wall of earth or concreate that is built along the banks of a waterway.

• Seismograph

• Dam

• Levee

• Jetty

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A farmer keeps having a creek flood and destroy his plants. What is something he can do to keep it from flooding?

• Put in a dam

• Put in a seismograph

• Ask someone do do beach restoration

• Use a satellite to predict the water temperatures

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Which of the following statements is true about dams and levees?

• A dam is designed to prevent flooding, and a levee changes the direction of the water flow.

• A levee is designed to prevent flooding, but a dam only changes the direction of water flow.

• Both structures are designed to prevent flooding, but dams don't block water flow like levees.

• Both structures are designed to prevent flooding, but levees don't block water flow like a dam.

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