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- 1. Multiple Choice
How would you describe this river?
low discharge
drought
full discharge
meander
- 2. Multiple Choice
What does the word discharge mean?
the size of the river
a cross section
the volume of water at a cross section of a river
how loud the river is
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the name of this diagram?
hydrograph
ordnance survey
bar chart
flow chart
- 4. Multiple Choice
What does the rising limb show?
the amount of water at the start of the flood
the amount of water at the end of the flood
the rising amount of water entering the river
the highest amount of water in the flood
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the part of the hydrograph called?
rising limb
peak discharge
recession limb
peak rainfall
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is this part of the hydrograph called?
rising limb
peak discharge
recession limb
peak rainfall
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the lag time?
the time between rising limb and falling limb
the time between discharge and time
the time between the start and end of the flood
the time between peak rainfall and peak discharge
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the label for the orange box?
lag time
peak discharge
falling limb
peak rainfall
- 9. Multiple Choice
What event does this hydrograph show?
Normal river flow
A flood
Cloud cover
A drought
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