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ConcepTest: Streamflow Velocity Change After Channel is Narrowed

ConcepTest questions by David McConnell , David Steer , Walter Borowski, Jeffrey Dick, Annabelle Foos, Jeffrey Knott, Alvin Konigsberg, Michelle Malone, Heidi McGrew, Kathie Owens, and Stephen Van Horn

Question:

A stream channel is narrowed by bridge construction. How will the velocity of flow change if the depth and discharge of the stream remain constant?

a. velocity will increase
b. velocity will decrease
c. velocity will not change

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