Review Questions: Floods
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What two characteristics define all types of clouds?
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High clouds composed primarily of ice crystals are in what category?
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Clouds that have precipitation originating from them are in what category?’
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Describe the appearance of a cumulonimbus cloud.
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Why does the ice process of precipitation have the fastest droplet growth?
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What is the maximum size of a rain drop?
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What determines the shape of an ice crystal?
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At what temperatures is the ice process of precipitation most efficient?
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What is the water table?
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What percentage of Earth’s total precipitation goes into groundwater and surface runoff?
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What percentage of Earth’s total water is in the atmosphere?
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What is an area of land that drains the streams and rainfall to a common outlet called?
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How is a river stage (height of the water in a river channel) used to determine the flow in the river?
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What is the streamflow volume passing a location over a given time period called?
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What is the definition of a hydrograph?
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What is required to measure flow in a river?
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What are two common conditions responsible for a flood?
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How does urbanization change a hydrograph?
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How is a flood defined?
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What is the definition of a 100-year flood?
