Floods Are Described by ____, the Average Time Between Floods

question 24

Multiple Choice

Floods are described by ____, the average time between floods of a given size.

• A) discharge
• B) forecasting
• C) calendar year
• D) recurrence interval
• E) lunar month

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Definitions:

Elated

Feeling or expressing great joy or happiness, often as a result of a particular event or accomplishment.

Material

Substances or objects that are used to make things, or the content and information provided or studied in academic and practical contexts.

Retention Interval

The period of time between the acquisition of information and when that information is retrieved from memory.

Interference

Occurs when one wave overlaps another, causing a modification in the overall amplitude of the wave, or in cognitive psychology, the impairment of memory performance.