EARTH SCIENCE
Lab Exercise (15 points)
Rivers
Go to the course website and click on “Fluvial Landforms (Rivers)”. You will see the link for this lab exercise at the top of that page.
Section A – Largest Rivers in the World
A1. ______
discharge amount = ______cubic meters per second
A2. ______
discharge amount = ______cubic meters per second
A3. ______
discharge amount = ______cubic meters per second
There are 35.3 cubic feet in a cubic meter. Multiply each of the three values above by 35.3 to get cubic feet per second.
A1 (from above) x 35.3 = ______cubic feet per second
A2 (from above) x 35.3 = ______cubic feet per second
A3 (from above) x 35.3 = ______cubic feet per second
A4. Include your list of 20 river monitoring stations with discharge amounts. Place your name on it, but do not staple to this assignment. Your name might be one of 3 or 4 on the list.
Section B – Longest / Largest Rivers in the United States
B1. ______
length = ______miles
B2. ______
length = ______miles
B3. ______
length = ______miles
B4. ______
length = ______miles
B5. ______
length = ______miles
STOP. Go back to website to read instructions for B6 to B10.
B6. ______
discharge amount = ______cubic feet per second
B7. ______
discharge amount = ______cubic feet per second
B8. ______
discharge amount = ______cubic feet per second
B9. ______
discharge amount = ______cubic feet per second
B10. ______
discharge amount = ______cubic feet per second
STOP. Go back to website to read instructions for B11 to B15.
B11. ______
drainage area = ______square miles
B12. ______
drainage area = ______square miles
B13. ______
drainage area = ______square miles
B14. ______
drainage area = ______square miles
B15. ______
drainage area = ______square miles
Section C -- Mississippi River Facts
C1. ______cubic feet per second
C2. ______cubic feet per second
C3. ______feet above sea level
Section D – Black River Data
D1. date: ______
D2. Location: ______
D3. ______cubic feet per second
D4. ______cubic feet per second -- year:______
D5. ______cubic feet per second -- year:______
D6. ______cubic feet per second
Section E – St. Clair River Data
E1. date: ______
E2. ______cubic feet per second
E3. ______cubic feet per second
month/date/year:______
E4. ______cubic feet per second
month/date/year:______
E5. ______feet per second
month/date/year:______
E6. ______feet per second
month/date/year:______
Section F – State of Missouri River Data
F1. date: ______
F2. ______
F3. ______
F4. ______cubic feet per second