GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

NATURAL HAZARDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Excess water covering normally dry land is called a ____
A
flood
B
estuary
C
dam
D
lake
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A flood happens when water overflows or soaks land that is normally dry.

Detailed explanation-2: -Flooding is an overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry. Floods can happen during heavy rains, when ocean waves come on shore, when snow melts quickly, or when dams or levees break.

Detailed explanation-3: -Floods are events where water overflows onto land that is typically dry. This can occur when there is a large amount of rain, rapid snow or ice melt, a blast of water onto a coastline during a storm, or the failure of manmade infrastructures, such as dams or levees.

Detailed explanation-4: -A flood is an overflow of water on land. Sometimes a river might receive extra water, either from heavy rains or other natural disasters. When this happens, the water overflows from its normal path in the river bed and onto the dry land.

Detailed explanation-5: -Fluvial floods (river floods) A fluvial, or river flood, occurs when the water level in a river, lake or stream rises and overflows onto the neighboring land. The water level rise of the river could be due to excessive rain or snowmelt.

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