Human Interaction with Surface Processes (Junior Cert Geography): Quizzes
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What do dams generate by controlling water flow?
What do dams generate by controlling water flow?
Hydroelectric power
How do dams help prevent flooding?
How do dams help prevent flooding?
By managing the river's flow
What type of energy source is hydroelectric power from dams?
What type of energy source is hydroelectric power from dams?
Clean and renewable
What builds up behind dams, reducing reservoir capacity?
What builds up behind dams, reducing reservoir capacity?
Sediment
What do dams release during construction that contributes to climate change?
What do dams release during construction that contributes to climate change?
CO2
What are groynes made from?
What are groynes made from?
Concrete or wooden walls
What coastal process do groynes prevent?
What coastal process do groynes prevent?
Longshore drift
What does rock armour consist of?
What does rock armour consist of?
Large boulders
What shape are sea walls to reflect waves back?
What shape are sea walls to reflect waves back?
Curved
What are gabions?
What are gabions?
Wire cages filled with stones
What are glacial boulder plains ideal for?
What are glacial boulder plains ideal for?
Grazing animals and growing crops
Where are sand and gravel deposits found in glacial landscapes?
Where are sand and gravel deposits found in glacial landscapes?
In moraines and eskers