The origin of the name of the element oxygen is Greek. It come from  two Greek word meaning acid and maker because it was thought,  incorrectly as it turned out, that al â¦ l acids contained oxygen.herefore the literal meaning of the word is 'that which makes acid', and this was because when oxygen was first isolated in air, its role or importance was not known and it was treated as any other new element.
Great Falls is known as the Electric City due to the five hydroelectric dams that are in the nearby vicinity along the Missouri River. Great Falls was the largest city in Montana from 1950 to 1970 when Billings surpassed Great Falls to become Montana's largest City.
Fed by underground springs from Larch Mountain, the flow over the falls varies usually being highest during winter and spring. Multnomah Falls offers one of the best places in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area to study geology exposed by floods. Five flows of Yakima basalt are visible in the fall's cliff face. From the information center, visitors can follow the 2.4 mile (RT) trail that climbs approximately 600 feet to the top of Multnomah Falls. This trails provides great views of the falls and the Columbia River Gorge. Once at the top of the falls, hikers can continue onward for six miles to the top of Larch Mountain or take the six mile Wahkeena Loop trail.