{"id":26693,"date":"2026-11-01T04:22:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T22:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/mcq\/what-is-the-basic-difference-between-a-river-and-a-lake\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T04:22:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T22:22:47","slug":"what-is-the-basic-difference-between-a-river-and-a-lake","status":"publish","type":"mcq","link":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/mcq\/what-is-the-basic-difference-between-a-river-and-a-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the basic difference between a river and a lake?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What is the basic difference between a river and a lake?<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"quiz-options\">\n<li>A river always contains salt and a lake never does<\/li>\n<li>A river flows along a channel, while a lake is a body of standing water<\/li>\n<li>A lake always flows uphill<\/li>\n<li>A river exists only in mountains<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","subject":[3259],"topic":[4109,4110],"education_level":[1893],"class_list":["post-26693","mcq","type-mcq","status-publish","hentry","subject-us-states","topic-idaho-facts","topic-idaho-geography","education_level-grade-5"],"mcq_note":"<p><strong>A river flows along a channel, while a lake is a body of standing water<\/strong> is the correct choice. Rivers carry flowing water through channels; lakes hold water in basins, often with inlets or outlets.<\/p><p>Rivers connect mountain snowpack, valleys, ecosystems, farms, and communities. Seasonal runoff helps replenish waterways, while reservoirs and diversion structures change how water is available. River management therefore involves tradeoffs among agriculture, energy, habitat, and recreation.<\/p>","mcq_options":[{"right":"no","answer":"A river always contains salt and a lake never does"},{"right":"yes","answer":"A river flows along a channel, while a lake is a body of standing water"},{"right":"no","answer":"A lake always flows uphill"},{"right":"no","answer":"A river exists only in mountains"}],"multi_answers":"no","subject_terms":[{"id":3259,"title":"U.S. States","slug":"us-states"}],"topic_terms":[{"id":4109,"title":"Idaho Facts","slug":"idaho-facts"},{"id":4110,"title":"Idaho Geography","slug":"idaho-geography"}],"education_level_terms":[{"id":1893,"title":"Grade 5","slug":"grade-5"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mcq\/26693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mcq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/mcq"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"subject","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/subject?post=26693"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=26693"},{"taxonomy":"education_level","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/education_level?post=26693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}