A basin designed to hold surplus surface runoff, keeping it out of a stream is
A. a drainage basin.
B. an oxbow lake.
C. a retention pond.
D. a delta.
Answer: C
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A) air temperature reaches a maximum afternoon, whereas insolation reaches a maximum at noon. B) air temperature reaches a minimum at midnight when no insolation is received. C) air temperature maximum and minimums are not related to insolation. D) the point of highest insolation corresponds to the warmest time of day. E) air temperature reaches a maximum at noon when insolation also reaches a maximum.
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A) an expanding knowledge based on observation, questioning, testing and discovery B) the production of technological advances C) facts that can be proven true without experimental manipulation D) making huge leaps of knowledge with scientific insights E) designing experiments that have never been done before