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WorksheetsHow Can Floods Be Controlled?
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a wall across a river that controls the flow of river water?
a)
dam
b)
flood
c)
floodway
d)
levee
2.
What occurs when water flows or collects over land that is usually dry.
a)
dam
b)
flood
c)
floodway
d)
levee
3.
What is a prepared path for flood waters to flow over, often to prevent damage to communities?
a)
dam
b)
flood
c)
floodway
d)
levee
4.
What is a wall along the banks of a river or other body of water that serves to keep water behind it?
a)
flood
b)
floodway
c)
levee
d)
reserboir
5.
What is an artificial lake, often formed when water collects behind a dam?
a)
dam
b)
flood
c)
levee
d)
reservoir
6.
What is a system of pipes or channels that carry away storm water?
a)
storm drain
b)
floodway
c)
levee
d)
reservoir
7.
What is piled along the banks of a rising river to keep water out of buildings?
a)
sandbags
b)
trees
c)
rocks
8.
Which creates an artificial lake?
a)
levee
b)
dam
9.
What are the Everglades?
a)
wetlands in Georgia
b)
wetlands in Florida
c)
wetlands in California
d)
wetlands in Idaho
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