Grand Canyon Flood
Quiz by Jennifer Radford
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- Q1
Sediment can be deposited by
plant life
humans
wind, water, ice
60s - Q2
What is a community of organisms interacting with each other and with the nonliving environment.
ecosystem
deposition
sedimentation
60s - Q3
Glen canyon was finished in__________________ and cost_____________________________.
1966, $135 million
2002, $1.7 million
1954, $67 million
60s - Q4
Why did scientists want to flood the Colorado river, in the Grand Canyon?
Scientists wanted to increase the fish populations.
Scientists wanted to understand how the river changed because of the Glen Canyon dam.
Scientists wanted to give water to farmers near the canyon.
60s - Q5
When soil, rocks, and dust are moved from one location to another
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The results of flooding the grand canyon were
sediments were moved up the river, boulders broke into smaller piece and moved up river, fish populations suffered.
sediments were moved down the river, boulders broke into smaller piece and moved down river, fish populations benefited because of sandbars.
60s - Q7
An eddy is.....
a small pool made by a sandbar
a type of erosion
a type of fish
60s - Q8
Dams are built because....
prevent erosion
they create hydroelectric power
they help fish populations increase
60s - Q9
When sediments settle it is called
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