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Variations in a flood can be in _________.

A

Size

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Speed of water flow

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C

Duration

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All of these

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Solution

The correct option is D All of these
A flood is an overflow of water on normally dry ground. This is most commonly due to an overflowing river, a dam break, snowmelt, or heavy rainfall. Less commonly happenings are tsunamis, storm surge. The variation in flood includes its size, speed of flow of water and the duration of the flood.
The correct answer is D.

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