3rd Grade Science Question of the Day
Test your knowledge with a hand-picked multiple-choice question.
Sharon and Mike are building a new home on a piece of land they just bought. It is located next to a large river in an area that floods several times a year. The flooding is caused by heavy rain or melting snow upstream. When the floodwaters rise, the owners are unable to enter the home. They have come home and had to walk through water to get into the house. If the water enters the house, it damages not only their things but the structure of the house, and it all must be replaced.
Sharon and Mike don’t want to move somewhere else. They hire a team of builders and give them the following requests: the house must remain safe and dry, they want to be able to enter if the water is high, and they want to be able to see the river from their home.
Which solution would meet their criteria?