In terrain with a V-shaped valley, which direction does water primarily flow?

In terrain with a V-shaped valley, which direction does water primarily flow?

• A. From low points to high points
• B. From high points to low points
• C. Laterally across the slope
• D. Circulating around the summit

Answer: (B)

Water moves downhill due to gravity, so it flows from higher elevations to lower elevations. In a V-shaped valley, the slope descends toward the valley floor, guiding runoff and any stream flow down the sides into the bottom and downstream along the channel. Water does not rise uphill, move mainly sideways across a slope, or circle around a summit; its primary path is along the downhill gradient from high points toward low points.

Water moves downhill due to gravity, so it flows from higher elevations to lower elevations. In a V-shaped valley, the slope descends toward the valley floor, guiding runoff and any stream flow down the sides into the bottom and downstream along the channel. Water does not rise uphill, move mainly sideways across a slope, or circle around a summit; its primary path is along the downhill gradient from high points toward low points.