A deep winter snowpack increases the possibility of spring flooding because
A) more water enters the atmosphere by evaporation
B) more water percolated into and saturates the soil
C) more water enters the atmosphere by sublimation
D) more precipitation falls as snow
Answer: B
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A. swash B. wave cut terraces C. dunes D. surf zone E. wave refraction
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A) mountain lion B) wolves C) songbird D) beaver E) plant species
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A) 3,000 B) 30,000 C) 300,000 D) 3,000,000