Question

If you could repeat the lab and make it better, what would you do differently and why? There are always ways that labs can be improved. Your answer should be at least two to three sentences in length. The lab question was What factors affect the power of a river to cause erosion?

Answer 1

Answer:

If I were able to repeat the lab and do it differently I would try to do two different things to improve it. I would try to create the model in a simpler manner that allowed me to better see how the erosion factored in. I would also try to take more detailed notes on it if I were to repeat it.

Answer 2

Answer: The lab allowed me to model and observe stream and river processes. Using a virtual model, I compared low and high velocity streams or rivers, low and high gradient streams or rivers, and low and high volume streams or rivers. I found that higher velocity streams or rivers can cause more erosion, as do higher gradient and higher volume streams or rivers. Not only did these factors move more small sediment, they also moved larger pieces of sediment.