Question

water is the creative force behind many of the landscape features on our planet, but can also be a destructive force with floods, landslides, and eroding riverbanks and ocean - front lands. water is vitally important to humans, but can also be polluted by human activity. because of the large impact of water on humans and our environment, scientists and engineers are always researching how to protect our sources of water and the infrastructure impacted by water. experiments mimicking water processes are helpful to scientists because they can see the impact of processes that normally take decades or centuries in a few minutes. in this investigation, you will explore how the environment impacts water runoff and retention. recall 1. identify a surface feature created by water. 2. identify a destructive event or feature caused by water. 3. what does spacial mean? 4. what does temporal mean? 5. why do scientists create experiments modeling water processes?

Explanation:

1. Surface features created by water form via erosion, deposition, or weathering over time.
2. Water causes destructive events/features by overwhelming natural or human systems.
3. "Spacial" (spatial) relates to physical position or area.
4. "Temporal" relates to time or time-related patterns.
5. Modeling water processes lets scientists observe slow changes quickly.

Answer:

1. A river valley (or canyon, delta, etc.)
2. A flash flood (or eroded riverbank, landslide triggered by heavy rain, etc.)
3. Relating to space, the physical position or arrangement of things.
4. Relating to time, or concerned with the sequence of events.
5. To observe the impact of water processes that normally take decades or centuries in a much shorter period of time, to aid research on protecting water sources and water-impacted infrastructure.