The statement "females are more likely to report greater incidences of sexual harassment than males" is an example of a while the question "do reported incidences of sexual harassment vary according to gender? " is an example of a(n)

prediction; hypothesis

Explanation:

Prediction implies a specified expectation of a specified social behavior aspect which can be  checked by successive observation.

It is used for deductions from proven to unknown occurrences in  a narratively static scheme and for forward-looking statements based on ongoing series of occurrences.

A hypothesis is a projection of what will be discovered in a study project's outcome and  typically focuses on the connection between two distinct factors tested in the studies.

It is generally based from both conceptual expectations of how things work and scientific evidence  that already exists.

early settlements on the subcontinent. both the indus and the ganges rivers carried rich silt from the mountains to the plains. when the rivers flooded, the silt spread over the plains and made the soil in the river valleys fertile for farming.