What is a 20-year flood? What will be an ideal response?


Based on records of stream behavior through time, agencies determine how often a flood of a certain
size is likely to happen. For a 20-year flood, a flood of that magnitude is predicted to happen about
once every 20 years.

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A(n) ________ is a group of individuals capable of interbreeding

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which is not a major factor in the width of a continental shelf?

A) The proximity to a plate boundary B) The speed of ocean currents C) Natural dams that allow sediment accumulation D) The number of rivers depositing new sediments

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________ is also added to the atmosphere by the combustion of fossil fuels

A) Nitrate B) Argon C) Chroflourocarbon D) Carbon dioxide E) None of these answer choices are correct.

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The Doppler radar uses the principle called Doppler ____ to measure the speed at which falling rain is moving horizontally toward or away from the radar antenna.?

a. ?signal b. ?radiance c. ?acceleration d. ?speedometer e. ?shift

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