A River Study : Predictions
In this river study we are going to test the following predictions.

Prediction 1

The river gets wider as you travel downstream.

Prediction 2

The valley gets wider as you travel downstream
Prediction 3

The cross-sectional area of the river increases as you travel downstream.

Prediction 4

The velocity of the river increases as you travel downstream.

Prediction 5

The gradient of a river decreases as you travel downstream.

Prediction 6

The size of the bedload decreases and its roundness increases as you travel downstream.

Hypotheses 2 and 3 could be combined to give,

The discharge of a river increases as you travel downstream.

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