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Which of the following is a characteristic of a river?
Which of the following is a characteristic of a river?
- It is a small and shallow lake
- It is a barrier constructed along a stream to contain the flow of water
- It is a moving body of surface water that flows downslope toward sea level (correct)
- It is a land area where water covers the surface for a significant period
What is a tributary?
What is a tributary?
- A smaller stream that flows into a larger stream (correct)
- A small and shallow lake
- A large inland body of fresh or saline water
- A barrier constructed along a stream to contain the flow of water
What is a drainage basin or watershed?
What is a drainage basin or watershed?
- A moving body of surface water that flows downslope toward sea level
- The land area in which the water flows into a particular stream (correct)
- A smaller stream that flows into a larger stream
- A land area where water covers the surface for a significant period
What is a pond?
What is a pond?
What percentage of the total surface and atmospheric water do lakes store?
What percentage of the total surface and atmospheric water do lakes store?