Q2 — State two pieces of equipment used in a river study

GCSE · Geography · WJEC · C3.S6 — Two compulsory fieldwork enquiries: one physical, one human; familiar and unfamiliar enquiry questions

Question

Question (2 marks): State two pieces of equipment used to collect primary data in a river fieldwork enquiry, and identify the variable each measures.

Mark scheme (AO1, 2 marks): 1 mark per correctly paired equipment + variable (max 2). Accept:

Flowmeter / impeller — velocity (m/s)
Metre rule — channel depth
Tape measure — wetted width / channel width
Clinometer — gradient / long profile angle
Powers' Roundness Index chart / callipers — bedload roundness or size

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