How can a levee help prevent flooding

Answers

Answer 1
Answer: it prevents flooding by not letting the water go up the wall so it cant get into towns or near cities
Answer 2
Answer: The main purpose of an artificial levee is to prevent flooding of the adjoining countryside; ... Broad at the base, they taper to a level top, where temporary embankments or sandbags can be placed.

Related Questions

What is the effect of the Prologue on the play's viewers? A. It builds their suspense about what will happen to the main characters. B. It gives them practice in paraphrasing Shakespeare's language. C. It challenges them to solve a mystery. D. It helps them imagine the play's setting.
Which one of the following words is written correctly? A. Fuedding B. Illustrating C. Guaranting D. Copeing
During the ________________ of a debate, the participants consider each other’s positions and arguments.
The most likely reason(s) Dante put sub-humans and beasts, such as Charon and Minos, in control of sinners in the afterlife is because ___________. A) the Catholic Church taught it.B) most people would find it terrifying if such subhuman beasts were in control of the fates of human souls.C) his primary aim was to entertain his readers, who would have been familiar with these figures from Greek mythology.D) if beasts are in charge of assigning places in hell, then there is little point in trying to rationalize or bargain with them.
What can you infer about Sergei's character based in the way he used his first two wishes

Plot structure has most to do with the ___________________ of a story.a. details
d. b & c
b. characters e. all of the above
c. shape and order

Answers

D. B&C. characters and the shape and order of a story 

which of the following statements about the use of computers and portable media devices in presentations is true?

Answers

What are the "following statements"....? 

Which literary device is used in this excerpt from Book 24 of Homer's Odyssey to describe Ulysses’s happiness?He sate, and eyed the sun, and wish'd the night;
Slow seem'd the sun to move, the hours to roll,
His native home deep-imaged in his soul.
As the tired ploughman, spent with stubborn toil,
Whose oxen long have torn the furrow'd soil,
Sees with delight the sun's declining ray,
When home with feeble knees he bends his way
To late repast (the day's hard labour done);
So to Ulysses welcome set the sun;

simile
epic simile
metaphor
epithet

Answers

Answer:

Epic Simile

Explanation:

This is an example of an Epic Simile. Also known as Homeric Simile, it is an extended version of a simile, but often taking several lines. It is more typically found in poetry as a way to emphasize heroism, turning it into an unmissable feat.

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two entities, usually with the use of words like "as" or "like". For example: "Your cousin is agile like a cat."

epic simile because the rest do not fit in as well as epic simile

What is the historical purpose of Miller’s The Crucible?

Answers

Arthur Miller’s The Crucible was based on two historicalevents that very similar despite the fact that they occurred on two differenttime periods.  Miller based his work onthe witch hunts that happened in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. This came aboutwhen a group of young girls fell ill and developed symptoms such as seizures,fainting spells, many believed that this was the work of witches.  Word of this development led to panic aspeople began to suspect one another of being a witch.  This led to numerous trials where many werekilled just because someone accused them of witchcraft.  During the McCarthy era, the government launcheda similar crusade to root out communist sympathizers.  Many were jailed, executed as well as hadtheir careers destroyed.  Both event werethe same in the sense that many lives were ruined due to fear and suspicion.

In a character vs. character conflict, the antagonist is most likely a(n) __________.1.force of nature
2.person
3.societal rule
4.evil person

Answers

4. evil person, because usually a character vs. character means protagonist vs. antagonist. 

A protagonist usually is a good person, for example the Flash or Harry Potter
An antagonist is usually the villain, like Zoom or Voldemort
4. Evil Person because there would be the antagonist would be evil

What is the benefit Bushnell sees in Video Games?A. They improve kids' reflexes.
B. The excite kids about technology.
C. They fill up leisure time.
D. They are an affordable activity.

Answers

Answer: A. They improve kids' reflexes.

Video games are normally considered damaging to children. People often argue that playing video games is a waste of time. Some others argue that they can teach bad behaviour to children. Even those who do not criticize video games are at best neutral about them. Bushnell, however, argues that video games can have benefits. In particular, he believes they can improve kids' reflexes.

If I remember correctly, I believe the correct answer is A) they improve kids' reflexes. 
Other Questions