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Lakes and Rivers

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Reading comprehension about #lakes and #rivers, #glacial lakes, #barrier lakes, and #crater lakes

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1
Which of the following would you be most likely to find in a river's drainage basin?
a desert
a volcano
a marsh
a sand dune
2
A tectonic lake would be most likely to result from
a watershed.
a glacier.
an earthquake.
a thunderstorm.
3
Choose the correct answer.
correct
incorrect
incorrect
correct
4
The source of the Mississippi River is
Lake Tanganyika.
Lake Milacs.
Lake Itaska.
Crater Lake,
5
Lakes and rivers are the source of __ percent of the drinking water in the U.S.
55
25
70
40
6
A river is most likely to be widest at
its mouth.
its basin.
its source.
the point where it is joined by a stream.
7
Rivers and streams that flow into a river are called
springs.
currents.
tributaries.
basins.
8
A lake
has a source and a mouth.
has a neck and a mouth.
sits in a low area and is surrounded by land.
flows down a slope.
9
One can infer from the article that lakes are
wide sections of river.
always very deep.
sometimes formed by the movement of rock or ice.
always formed by cracks in the Earth's crust.
10
A barrier lake is formed in
a crater of a dead volcano.
a crack in the Earth's crust.
a valley blocked by a landslide.
river bed.
11
Without lakes and rivers,
most animals would die.
There would be no plants.
there would be no mountains or valleys.
the oceans would dry up.
12
The great lakes are examples of
glacial lakes.
tectonic lakes.
tributaries.
crater lakes.
13
A river is a body of water that
flows down a slope and into an ocean or lake.
flows for more than 1,000 kilometers.
is always a result of melting snow.
is at least five kilometers wide.