RiverTrek Student Test
The last three questions are part of the Captains narration. The rest of the questions can be answered by reading the posted material onboard the Chattanooga Star .
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2. Water transportation accounts for what percent of all international trade?
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3. What accounts for 28% of waterway shipped cargo/commodities?
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4. For every dollar spent, the U.S. Treasury receives how much in revenue?
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5. One gallon of fuel will move one ton of freight:
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2 ½ miles by air ______ miles by truck, _____miles by rail, _____ miles by barge.
6. One barge equals _____ rail cars or _____ tractor trailers.
7. One barge will carry _____ tons of cargo.
8. A 15 barge tow will carry ________ tons of cargo.
9. The area where a river enters a bay and fresh water begins to mix with salt water is called an _____________.
10 The area of wet land along a river, lake, or bay is called a __________.
11. A red buoy with a pointed top is called a _________ buoy.
12. A green or black buoy with a flat top is called a _________ buoy.
13. The U.S. has over ___________ miles of navigable waterways.
14. How many riverboats are shown in the picture of Tall Stacks 2003?
15. What is one of the most ecologically diverse natural areas in the southeast?
a. the Misssouri River
b. the Apalachicola/Chattahooche/Flint River System
c. the Tennessee River Valley
d. the Arkansas River / Kerr-McCellan Waterway
16. How many passengers can the Chattanooga Star carry?
a. 14
b. 112
c. 145
d. 1452
17. The first person to see a person fall overboard should do what?
a. faint
b. go back to their conversation
c. shout "Man Overboard" and point to the person in the water
d. jump in the water
18. The Chattanooga Star is a stern paddle wheeler or a side paddle wheeler?
a. stern paddle wheeler
b. side paddle wheeler
19. Water milfoil is an _________.
20. The three classifications of fires are A, B, and C.
A is ______________, B is ______________, C is ______________.
21. The Chattanooga Star was built in what year?
a. 1882
b. 1928
c. 1982
d. 2000
22. How much water does the average person in the U.S. use each day?
a. 10 gallons
b. 100 gallons
c. 1000 gallons
d. 1500 gallons
23. What is the per capita use of water in the U.S. ?
a. 50 gallons
b. 500 gallons
c. 1000 gallons
d. 2000 gallons