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hat would happen to the velocity of a river if the gradient increased?
It would decrease.
It would stay the same.
It would increase.
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It would increase.
A steeper gradient (slope) raises the downslope component of gravity, increasing the driving force and so the river's velocity (all else being equal — channel roughness, discharge, etc.).
A steeper gradient (slope) raises the downslope component of gravity, increasing the driving force and so the river's velocity (all else being equal — channel roughness, discharge, etc.).
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