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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

    Users re-arrange answers into correct order
    Jumble
    30s
  • Q6

    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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    Jumble
    60s

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