Open Sci Ed Droughts and Floods

What is a flood?

• An overflowing of water

• An under flowing of water

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What are the causes of floods?

• Volume of water in a river increases, so much that the river overflows its channel

• Rain adds more water to rivers

• Melting snow adds more water to rivers

• All of the above

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What are the effects of floods?

• uprooted trees

• Wash away bridges and buildings

• Destroy homes

• all of the above

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What is a Drought?

• A short period of scarce rainfall or dry weather

• A Long period of scarce rainfall or dry weather

What are the causes of droughts?

• Dry weather system remains in one place for a day

• Semi dry weather system remains in one place for weeks or months

• Semi dry weather system remains in one place for a day

• Dry weather system remains in one place for weeks or months

What the effects of droughts?

• Crop failure

• Famine

• Streams and ponds dry p causing people and animals suffer

• All of them

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What are the prevention of droughts?

• Conserve water

• Practice water and soil conservation

• Farmers can grow drought resistant plants

• All of them

The droughts can affect ___________.

• humans

• crops

• animals

• all the above

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