FOREST ECOLOGY
FOREST SUCCESSION
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Question
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a large amount of water that overflowed from a lake or river
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a large amount of water from the ocean
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a deep lake
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a deep river
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Detailed explanation-1: -A flood is an overflow of water (or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of “flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide.
Detailed explanation-2: -A flood happens when water overflows or soaks land that is normally dry.
Detailed explanation-3: -There are three common flood types: fluvial floods, also known as river floods; pluvial or flash floods; and coastal floods, which are often called storm surge. Each type of flood occurs and is forecast in different ways.
Detailed explanation-4: -Floods are the most frequent type of natural disaster and occur when an overflow of water submerges land that is usually dry. Floods are often caused by heavy rainfall, rapid snowmelt or a storm surge from a tropical cyclone or tsunami in coastal areas.