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Montana's Lower Missouri River quiz

This 10-question quiz goes with the curriculum page on Montana's Lower Missouri River. Just answer the questions with a mouse click in front of the correct answer and your score will be compiled when you're done. Good luck!

1. How many miles of the Missouri River are there in Montana?

100.5
256.2
402.6
611.2

2. Water from a spring that bubbles up in Yellowstone National Park and flows into the Madison River will wind up in:

Columbia River
Yellowstone River
Missouri River
Hudson Bay

3. The Missouri River drainage in Montana, including the Yellowstone drainage which flows into it, covers roughly how much of the state?

One-fourth
Two-fourths
Three-fourths
Four-fourths

4. Water that sinks into the ground is called:

Sinkingwater
Glaciers
Underwater lakes
Groundwater

5. Water is stored on the Missouri River system by using:

Water banks
Soil banks
Dams and reservoirs
Storage tanks

6. Then the first big rush of mountain snowmelt comes down the river systems each year in:

January, February and March
April, May and June
July, August and September
October, November and December

7. Canyon Ferry, Hauser and Holter are big dams on the Missouri River near:

Three Forks
Helena
Loma
Wolf Point

8. Water going around, through, and above the Earth, continually going through changes from liquid water to water vapor to ice is called the:

Water cycle
Precipitation module
Waterification
Condensation formula

9. The waters of the Missouri River come from:

Summer rains
Winter snows
Bubbling springs
All of the above

10. What percent of Montana is covered by water?

1.1
2.2
3.3
4.4



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