It is forced to flow downhill by the Earth's gravity.
As water is pulled downhill by gravity, its potential energy decreases and kinetic energy increases. The potential energy is converted into kinetic energy as the water gains speed and momentum while flowing downhill.
Gravity is the primary force that causes objects to move downhill. Objects are pulled downward towards the center of the Earth by gravity, accelerating them as they move downhill.
Runoff is the water flowing downhill across the surface of the Earth.
I think water will stop running downhill when there is no more water or when the hill goes up!
Gravity is the force that pulls water downhill. Water flows downhill along the path of least resistance due to the pull of gravity towards the Earth's center.
Rivers, lakes, canals, even sewers are bodies of water that flow downhill in a channel.
Water flowing downhill across the surface of the Earth is called runoff.
Erosion can be caused by gravity when materials are pulled downhill due to the force of gravity, leading to the wearing away of the Earth's surface over time. Gravity can cause water, wind, or ice to move downhill, transporting and eroding soil, rocks, and other materials in the process.
The general direction a river flows is down. The water responds to the pull of gravity, and it is pulled down - whichever way that happens to be (north, south, east, west, or whatever). Water flows downhill. Simple and easy. Nothing tricky about it.
Water flows downhill, and the topography of that region just happens to be downhill to the east.
runoff
Downhill.