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The gradient of the river starts to decrease rapidly as you go from site1 to site 2. Then. This meant
that we could not sample in this area and. These are the different factors that we sampled and how
many we chose to sample at. I would make if I were going to undertake this river study again. You
would also be able to see if the new depth readings followed the same trends as. My first hypothesis
was that the width of the channel would increase as you went. This reduces the river water volumes
preventing floods and decreasing erosion rates. The river gets more powerful as you go down its
course. A detailed mark scheme is included to provide further guidance, which could be printed off
for your students or used in your department to ensure consistency in marking. Cold, dry winters
decrease the water volume of streams, further declining erosion rates. A comparison of two rivers in
the Brecon Beacons National Park. Commoners (people who live in the forest) were ensured their
rights; to graze their animals and cut wood. Land use along the course of the River Holford is
important to look at because it could. This meant that we expected the river to be shallow at these.
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conditions. The River Holford is 7.4 km long and has three main types of geology throughout its.
Epping Forest Field Centre offers throughout the year many educational and recreational events for
all. Also upland, gravity forces the bedload of rocks to sever into the ground increasing the river
depth. Epping is in South West Essex and is part of South East England. East of the centre of
Epping Forest is Loughton Brook, which runs through Loughton after leaving Epping Forest.
Organic Geochemical Studies Of Cretaceous Source Rocks Of. The velocity was measured using a
hydroprop and an impeller. River depths increase by large valley rocks forming dense bedloads
which sever into the ground by gravity. At site 4 the cross sectional area was 0.33852 m2 which was
an increase from the. Hypothesis 2 was rejectedwhen it came to analysing the data using Spearman’s
rank. Somerset is home to Exmoor National Park which is 693 km2 and is only one of. At site 1 the
cross sectional area was 0.008418 m2, which is the lowest result out of all. One limitation was that a
stratified sampling strategy had been used for the sites. Aim: An investigation into the changing
physical characteristics form source to mouth. I studied this for Edexcel, and a colleague studied it
for AQA.
We had to investigate how a river changes downstream and this helped me to reflect upon a number
of river processes and their effect on the environment. The depth increases until plot 3, until plot 4
where there is a decrease. The width. Accessibility of land was a human limitation because part of
the river was blocked. See other similar resources ?2.00 (no rating) 0 reviews BUY NOW Save for
later Not quite what you were looking for. As you can see from the table above, this hypothesis was.
In site 2 the area is mostly covered in Claygate Beds, this offers les permeability and infiltration than
the Bagshot Beds or the Pebble Gravel, thus increasing the chances of flooding on the flood plains
and surface run off. Overall this study along the River Holford was highly successful in that we
collected. Also upland, gravity forces the bedload of rocks to sever into the ground increasing the
river depth. We started the stopwatch as soon as the cork was just beside the 1 metre ruler at the
beginning of it. Width from source to mouth along the River Holford (m). So the anomaly that I got
from my results may have been due to deposition on the river bend or the banks of the river may
have started to draw into each other. Overall, our river study on the River Holford was very
successful because we took a. A further technique is now required to test the significance of the
relationship. The. In this section I shall be describing the different sites at which we collectedour.
Employment figures show that 15% of the people living in Somerset work in the hotel. We could
have compared data with other groups taking part in this study to see if we. As the River Holford
flows along its course, tributaries. Therefore I still maintain my hypothesis and my explanation is
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right resource. Objectives: We will be looking at a number of different factors that change
throughout. There are many possible explanations for why the width of the river followed the. The
questions are laid out in the same style as the real examination to give your students an authentic
exam experience (please note: this resource has not been officially endorsed by AQA). Clast Size
(cm) 5 14.7 8.4 10.3 9.9 13.1 7.8 16.7 9.2. There seems to be a pattern that follows for the M depth
in all 3 sites as it increases at all 3 sites. I chose to investigate this river study over our four day field
trip to Somerset in order. Somerset is a county in the South West of England and borders five other
counties. This reduces the stream water volume and rates of lateral and vertical erosion, also the
speed velocity of the river. At site 4 the cross sectional area was 0.33852 m2 which was an increase
from the. A purchase order number must be stated if the school operates this invoicing system. One
physical problem was that there was debris in the river such as tree branches and.
This load then erodes the banks away and corrasion occurs, also more energy is gathered by the river
as confluencing tributaries join the river and water energy increases. Also upland, gravity forces the
bedload of rocks to sever into the ground increasing the river depth. There seems to be a pattern that
follows for the M depth in all 3 sites as it increases at all 3 sites. Our customer service team will
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pinterest Mark Barker 3.33 10 reviews Not the right resource. Commoners (people who live in the
forest) were ensured their rights; to graze their animals and cut wood. At Site 4 the average depth
was 0.093m which was larger then at the previous site. I would make if I were going to undertake
this river study again. You had to look through the surveyor’s level at an E-. In the lower course of
the river there is lateral erosionwhich. Hypothesis 2 was rejectedwhen it came to analysing the data
using Spearman’s rank. Farming plays a major role in Somerset because it does not only take up most
of the. Reading 1 was the shallowest depth and was 0.037m. The depth then increased by. Write a
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hypothesis’ account for many of the key river features like the depth, velocity, width etc, making it
all possible of investigating at Loughton Brook. Hypothesis 2- The depth of the river will increase as
you go from source to mouth. Below is how we found r2 using the Spearman’s rank equation.
Conclusions could be wrong in that Loughton Brook is small, therefore changes in rivers features are
less apparent, the cause of slightly inaccurate results. This meant that we expected the river to be
shallow at these. Our customer service team will review your report and will be in touch. ?3.00 (no
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your happiness. Gravity has greater impact on increasing river depths than the force of a bedload,
thus causing the depth and river gradient to decrease downstream. Sediment upstream is denser,
therefore exerting more pressure on river beds, in relation to large bedloads of dissolved sediment
downstream. The introduction and the methodology were then written about the background of. To
improve this method I feel that we could have just worked out the volume of the. Water energy near
the banks promotes lateral erosion, and deposition on the inside river bend (middle stage of river),
while water energy in the middle only encourages vertical erosion. Average Depth 0.0122 0.1246
0.0686 0.093 0.09904 0.0812 0.0876 0.152. This Spearman’s rank correlationgraph test tells us that
0.453 is under a significance. The width was calculated at each of the eight sites along the course of
the river. Valley rocks roll over (traction) breaking down by attrition, when too heavy to be held at
once.
The third reading we took was the wetted perimeter. In Kilve the channel has been altered by man
making them more. If there was a lot of rain or no rain at all, then this factor would. There had been
little rain in Somerset before we went on our river study. This meant. I would make if I were going
to undertake this river study again. It was hard to get an exact depth reading because the water was
always moving. This. The last reading that we had to take at each site was the Gradient. The readings
at site 2 tell us that the river was increasing in depth from an average of. The gradient decreased
from source to mouth and this can be seen in this scatter. Spearman’s rank technique is a statistical
test which will be used for each hypothesis. Our customer service team will review your report and
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Shop 3.67 5 reviews Not the right resource. Where we were along the drainage basin could have
changed the width of the river. The depth increases until plot 4 where it is 0.2 and. Hypothesis 2-
The depth of the river will increase as you go from source to mouth. This is the Spearman’s Rank
formula written in mathematical notation. The plot of 0.572 above gives a significance level of under
5% which tells us that it is. A result of this was that Humic acid was formed and. Reviews Select
overall rating (no rating) Your rating is required to reflect your happiness. At some sites we were very
near to confluences and this could have affected our. Limestone’s permeability meant that water in
the channel was going to percolate. The geology, (which is seen on page 8), at the first 3 sites was
Quartzite which is a. Outside parts of the river bend get eroded more due to undercutting from fast
flowing rivers, so the point I am saying is that water widths at river bends are shorter than straight
rivers due to this. One physical problem was that there was debris in the river such as tree branches
and. Now a statistical test called Spearman’s Rank correlation must be undertaken to see. It will also
erode the banks by attrition because of the rocks that have been carried along by the river, will smash
into the sides of the banks and erode more of the earth away causing the width to increase. The
banks erode downstream through hydraulic action and the load increases; this would suggest that the
water width would increase as well because of the load eroding away at the banks allowing even
greater corrasion to occur. The river increased in depth at site 2 where it was 0.14m. Epping is in
South West Essex and is part of South East England. Quantock Hills. It is also home to Exmoor
National park which is known for its. Wetted Perimeter (m) 0.74 2.4 2.48 2.08 2 3.13 2.84 2.92.
Epping Forest Field Centre offers throughout the year many educational and recreational events for
all. River’s can only flow in a downward gradient due to gravity and this is why we got. Site’s 6
cross sectional area was 0.23142 m2 which was an increase from the last site. The exam paper also
helps you to identify topics and skills where your students could benefit from further learning or
revision. This water leads transpiration to occur-which cools plants down. The depth increases until
plot 4 where it is 0.2 and. Below is how we found r2 using the Spearman’s rank equation. At site 5
the five readings taken across the width of the channel were quite varied. In site 2 the area is mostly
covered in Claygate Beds, this offers les permeability and infiltration than the Bagshot Beds or the
Pebble Gravel, thus increasing the chances of flooding on the flood plains and surface run off. The
width of the river starts to increase as we go from site1to site 4 by 2.95m. At site. Depth (m) 2 0.015
0.027 0.067 0.105 0.0102 0.107 0.096 0.14. Write a review Update existing review Submit review
Cancel It's good to leave some feedback. Outside parts of the river bend get eroded more due to
undercutting from fast flowing rivers, so the point I am saying is that water widths at river bends are
shorter than straight rivers due to this. Ten sites could have been looked rather than eight along the
river’s course. This. At site 3 the cross sectional area was 0.155036 m2 which shows that there was
an. Reviews Select overall rating (no rating) Your rating is required to reflect your happiness.
Overall, our river study on the River Holford was very successful because we took a. This meant that
we expected the river to be shallow at these. Our gradient data was mostly secondary data because
we did not physically take all of. It will be sent electronically to your email address immediately
after payment. Organic Geochemical Studies Of Cretaceous Source Rocks Of. Graphs to show the
depth of the river along all eight sites. Also upland, gravity forces the bedload of rocks to sever into
the ground increasing the river depth. Marl. Overall, visually, my hypothesis, that the width will
increase as you go from. River Holford which were the width, the depth and the gradient. East of the
centre of Epping Forest is Loughton Brook, which runs through Loughton after leaving Epping
Forest. Nevertheless I still think my hypothesis is correct because the result that we have got at site 3
is an anomalous result because of the fact that there is too much a difference in gradient compared to
the other sites. At site 7 the cross sectional area was 0.219 m2 which was a decrease from site 6.The.
This is due to the fact that there will be less friction. At site 4 the cross sectional area was 0.33852
m2 which was an increase from the.
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right resource. In the higher profile of the river mainly vertical erosiontakes place. A x-y plot was
chosen to represent the cross sectionof the river because it is easy to. Write a review Update existing
review Submit review Cancel It's good to leave some feedback. See individual resources for a more
detailed breakdown. ?9.99 Reviews Select overall rating (no rating) Your rating is required to reflect
your happiness. Average Clast Size (cm) 9.84 9.6 8.64 10.28 12.64 5.38 11.14 7.34. Overall this
study along the River Holford was highly successful in that we collected. Graphs to show the depth
of the river along all eight sites. In this section I shall be presenting my data as graphs and describing
the basic trends. Reviews Select overall rating (no rating) Your rating is required to reflect your
happiness. Organic Geochemical Studies Of Cretaceous Source Rocks Of. One explanation of why
the width decreased at some sites but then unexpectedly. This load then erodes the banks away and
corrasion occurs, also more energy is gathered by the river as confluencing tributaries join the river
and water energy increases. Overall, our river study on the River Holford was very successful
because we took a. As you can see from the table above, this hypothesis was. During our four day
field trip we stayed in a mansion called Nettlecombe Court which. The readings at site 2 tell us that
the river was increasing in depth from an average of. Average Flow Rate (s) 100 47.733 58.507 15.68
13.565 16.55 81.33 87.163. Clast Size (cm) 5 14.7 8.4 10.3 9.9 13.1 7.8 16.7 9.2. The resource
includes important information that is laid out in an intelligible and straightforward manner,
compiled from all of my class and textbook notes. A detailed mark scheme is included to provide
further guidance, which could be printed off for your students or used in your department to ensure
consistency in marking. Wetted Perimeter (m) 0.74 2.4 2.48 2.08 2 3.13 2.84 2.92. The River Holford
is 7.4 km long and has three main types of geology throughout its. Width from source to mouth
along the River Holford (m). I would make if I were going to undertake this river study again.
Farming plays a major role in Somerset because it does not only take up most of the. Overland water
flow infiltrates soil more to compensate for water used by plants that are photosynthesizing. Aim: An
investigation into the changing physical characteristics form source to mouth. Near the mouth of the
River Holford, (the Bristol Channel), we expected the river to.
The gradient decreased from source to mouth and this can be seen in this scatter. There had been
little rain in Somerset before we went on our river study. This meant. Farming plays a major role in
Somerset because it does not only take up most of the. I would make if I were going to undertake
this river study again. Somerset’s population is over sixty-five and this shows that it is a popular
retirement. In the lower course of the river there is lateral erosionwhich. This is the Spearman’s Rank
formula written in mathematical notation. Employment figures show that 15% of the people living in
Somerset work in the hotel. Wetted Perimeter (m) 0.74 2.4 2.48 2.08 2 3.13 2.84 2.92. Our gradient
data was mostly secondary data because we did not physically take all of. At site 5 the cross
sectional area was 0.18216 m2 which was lower than the previous. Debden Brook Rivers
Coursework Data Collection Table. This reduces the stream water volume and rates of lateral and
vertical erosion, also the speed velocity of the river. It will also erode the banks by attrition because
of the rocks that have been carried along by the river, will smash into the sides of the banks and
erode more of the earth away causing the width to increase. Hypothesis 3 was rejectedwhen it came
to the data being analysed using Spearman’s. It can be easily seen from this scatter graph that the
width increased as you went form. The depth increases until plot 4 where it is 0.2 and. Nevertheless I
still think my hypothesis is correct because the result that we have got at site 3 is an anomalous result
because of the fact that there is too much a difference in gradient compared to the other sites. This
then will put pressure on the load of the river volume and increase the river depth. Depth (m) 4 0.001
0.036 0.082 0.105 0.17 0.091 0.127 0.183. The resource is also suitable for other exam boards like
Edexcel and AQA as they are essentially the same. The banks erode downstream through hydraulic
action and the load increases; this would suggest that the water width would increase as well because
of the load eroding away at the banks allowing even greater corrasion to occur. If there was a lot of
rain or no rain at all, then this factor would. At the first 3 sites when we were measuring the velocity,
using a hydroprop and an. Overall, there is an increase in depth as you go along the river’s course.
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purchased this resource can review it Report this resource to let us know if it violates our terms and
conditions. This meant that we could not sample in this area and. The depth at site 6 generally
decreased from 0.099m at site 5 to 0.0812m which came. Below is how we found r2 using the
Spearman’s rank equation. Objectives: We will be looking at a number of different factors that
change throughout.

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