The Colorado River

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Facts about the river Colorado
Tessa Mitchell
Quiz by Tessa Mitchell, updated more than 1 year ago
Tessa Mitchell
Created by Tessa Mitchell almost 9 years ago
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Question 1

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The Colorado River: Location - select the states it runs through
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  • Wyoming
  • Cali
  • New Mexico
  • Colorado
  • Arizona
  • Utah
  • Nevada
  • Iowa
  • Michican
  • Mississippi

Question 2

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The Colorado River: The source is in the Rocky mountains at lake powell
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  • True
  • False

Question 3

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The Colorado River: The length from source to mouth
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  • 2334km
  • 2334miles

Question 4

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The Colorado River: Last time it properly reached the source
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  • 1998 & briefly during the spring a couple of years ago
  • 1976

Question 5

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The Colorado River:How many people does it support?
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  • 17 million
  • 18 million
  • 25 million

Question 6

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The Colorado River: how many people does it supply water to?
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  • 25million
  • 17 million

Question 7

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The Colorado River: how many acres of farmland does the water irrigate?
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  • 3.5million
  • 4.5 million

Question 8

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The Colorado River: How much water is supplied per person per day (who live in the river basin)
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  • 2000 gallon per person per day
  • 200 gallons per person per day
  • 20 gallons per person per day

Question 9

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The Colorado River: How much fruit and veg is produced in the Yuma Valley?
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  • 70%
  • 80%
  • 90%
  • 95%

Question 10

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The Colorado River: What is the CAP?
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  • Cemi Acrid place
  • Central Arizona Project
  • Central Arizonan People

Question 11

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The Colorado River: How long is the CAP
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  • 336 miles open top canal
  • 336km open top canal

Question 12

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The Colorado River: Temp of the water (average)
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  • 42 degrees F
  • 42 degrees C
  • 42 kelvin

Question 13

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The Colorado River: how long did the river hit the delta for pre 1998
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  • 6 million years
  • 160,000 years
  • 36 million years

Question 14

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The Colorado River: How much water is released by GCD to HD each year?
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  • 10.15km3
  • 100.15km3
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