8.13: Earth's Fresh Water- Challenge 2
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- 1. A stream meets a large body of standing water at ___.
- base level
- 2. Most rivers have a number of ___ that meet to form larger streams that make up the main river.
- tributaries
- 3. ___ exist along rivers where overflow goes during flooding.
- Floodplains
- 4. Large lakes are similar to the ocean, because they have ___ and currents.
- tides
- 5. Large lakes alter ___ by increasing snow downwind.
- weather
- 6. The water in Crater Lake in Oregon fills ___.
- a caldera on Mt. Mazama
- 7. Humans build ___ to prevent rivers from bursting their banks during flooding.
- levees
- 8. Plants reduce flooding by ___.
- slowing rainwater down so it doesn't hit the ground all at once
- 9. A levee that protects a portion of land near a river from flooding ___.
- may cause flooding upstream or downstream
- 10. ___ glaciers are large ice sheets that cover relatively flat ground.
- Continental
- 11. ___ glaciers are found on tall mountains.
- Alpine
- 12. Glaciers are a valuable resource, because ___.
- they are a source of water in the summer