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32.The soil has a field capacity and permanent wilting point of
27% and 13%, respectively. What is the readily available
moisture in cm of water per cm of soil if the bulk density is 1.25
g/cc?
a. 10.25 cm/m b. 17.5 cm/m
c. 13.12 cm/m d. 14.0 cm/m e. 10.25 cm/m
rw
he
hw
34.What discharge can be expected from an unconfined well 200
mm in diameter if the drawdown is 5 m in an aquifer saturated
to a depth of 18 m? Assume the permeability and the radius of
influence to be 20 m/day and 150 m, respectively.
a. 14.3 lps b. 13.8 lps
c. 15.4 lps d. 12.6 lps e. nota
dw = 200 mm; r = d /2 = 200/2 = 100 mm;
drawdown = 5 m; he = 18 m re = 150 m; k = 20 m/day
Drawdown = he – hw : hw = he – drawdown = 18 – 5 = 13 m
36.What is the term for capillary water in the smaller
pore space of the soil?
a. Interception b. Depression storage c. Basin
recharge d. Soil moisture
37.What is the term for water that penetrates into the soil
and flows laterally in the surface soil to a stream
channel?
a. Runoff b. interflow c.
Percolation d. All of the above
36.What is the term for capillary water in the smaller
pore space of the soil?
a. Interception b. Depression storage c. Basin
recharge d. Soil moisture
37.What is the term for water that penetrates into the soil
and flows laterally in the surface soil to a stream
channel?
a. Runoff b. interflow c.
Percolation d. All of the above
38.What is the term for the rate of surface runoff and the
rate of rainfall to reach an equilibrium?
a. runoff coefficient b. infiltration rate
c. overflow d. time of concentration
74.The part of the dam that releases surplus of flush flood water
which cannot be contained in the active storage of the
reservoir.
a. freeborad b. spillway c. gates d. weir
75.The most efficient trapezoidal cross
section.
a. width of the bottom= twice the depth
b. depth = twice the bottom width
c. width of the bottom = 4x the depth
d. width of the top=2x the sum of sides
76. If the rectangular canal has a base of 0.65 m, what will be the
depth of flow when the hydraulic radius is equal to the area of
flow?
125. The number of furrows that can be irrigated at the same time
if the available water supply is 7.5 lps:
a. 4 b. 25 c. 40 d. 2.5
A developer decided to establish a golf driving range having a
150m x 100m area. If they decide to start irrigating the area using
sprinklers under the following conditions:
Length of lateral = 150 m
Lateral Spacing = 10.0 m
Sprinkler spacing along lateral = 10.0 m
Soil water holding capacity = 120 m/min
Average rooting depth = 0.5 m
Evapotranspiration = 6 mm/day
Readily available moisture = 50%
Irrigation period = 8 hrs.
Application efficiency = 70%
126. What would be the application rate in mm/hr?
a. 3.75 b. 5.36 c. 63.6 d. 37.5
RAM = 50%; WHC = 120 mm/m; D = 0.5 M; t = 8 hrs; Ea = 70%
126. What would be the application rate in mm/hr?
a. 3.75 b. 5.36 c. 63.6 d. 37.5
RAM = 50%; WHC = 120 mm/m; D = 0.5 M; t = 8 hrs; Ea = 70%
(N1)3 P1
= Given: N2 = 1.3N1
(N2)3 P2
144. Mixed flow pumps are used for:
a. High head, high discharge operation
b. low head, high discharge operation
c. high head, low discharge operation
d. low head, low discharge operation
145. The quotient of the weight of a volume of dry soil including air
space and weight of an equal volume of water is:
*(IPP, p. 36)
145. The quotient of the weight of a volume of dry soil including air
space and weight of an equal volume of water is:
*(IPP, p. 36)
146. Moisture content present in the soil when gravitational water
has been removed is called:
a. wilting point b. field capacity
c. unavailable moisture d. nota
*IPP, P. 47
147. 75% of available moisture is called:
a. readily available moisture
b. hygroscopic water
c. permanent wilting point
d. nota
A farmer collected a soil sample 2 days after irrigation. The
sample has a diameter of 5 in., height of 8 in. and The sample
weighed 3000 g before drying and 2340 after drying. Bulk density
is g/cc.
148. The field capacity in in/ft of soil is:
a. 3.4 b. 3.5 c. 3.6 d. 3.7
Vb = π(d2/4)(h) = π(52/4)(8)(2.54)3 = 2574.07 cc
ρb = OD/Vb = 2340/2574.07 = 0.909 g/cc
As = ρb/ρw = .909/1 = .909
149. Assuming that the wilting point is half of the field capacity, the
readily available moisture in in/ft is:
a. 1.692 b. 1.269 c. 1.629 d. 2.169
154. The water right based on the concept first time, first in right:
a. Right of way b. Appropriation Act
c. General Appropriation d. nota
157. The lateral movement of water in the soil:
a. seepage b. drainage
c. irrigation d. flooding
160. The ratio of the volume of pores to the volume of solid is:
a. void ratio b. porosity
c. specific gravity d. soil density
161. Water held by forces of surface tension and continuous films
around the soil particles is:
a. capillary water b. hygroscopic water
c. gravitational water d. soil water
162. Water held tightly to the surface of soil particle by adsorption
forces is:
a. capillary water b. hygroscopic water
c. soil water d. gravitational water
164. It is the sheet of water which overflows a weir:
a. Napped b. weir pond
c. weir crest c. weir gauge
200. With this discharge, what will be the head above the crest if a
V-notch is installed somewhere along the same canal?
a. 25 cm b. 24 cm c. 26 cm d. 27 cm
200. With this discharge, what will be the head above the crest if a
V-notch is installed somewhere along the same canal?
a. 25 cm b. 24 cm c. 26 cm d. 27 cm
206. Barrier constructed to hold water back and raise its level.
a. channel b. dam
c. well d. weir
208. It is the combined process of evaporation and transpiration
from plants.
a. evaporation b. transpiration
c. evapo-transpiration d. condensation
209. The volume of water flowing each second, measured in
m3/sec.
a. stream b. discharge
c. velocity d. cross-sectional area
210. For the most efficient trapezoidal cross-section:
a. width of the bottom=1.5 of the depth
b. width of the top=sum of sides
c. width of the bottom=twice the depth
d. width of the to=1/2 the sum of sides
211. Delivery of 360 cfs to an 80-acre field is continued for 4 hrs.
Tail water flow is estimated at 10 cfs. Soil probing after the
irrigation indicates that 1 ft. of water was stored in the rootzone.
Compute the application efficiency.
a. 60% b. 62% c. 92% d. 67%
216. Refers to the number of days between irrigation periods
without rainfall.
a. irrigation frequency b. irrigation efficiency
c. Irrigation method d. irrigation period
232. Water that moves freely and drains out of the soil is:
a. gravitational b. capillary
c. S.I.A. d. hygroscopic
233. In drainage, open channel is often referred to as:
a. canals b. traps c. manholes d. drains
234. The direct attraction of similar molecules between similar
molecules.
a. collision b. attraction c. repulsion d. cohesion
235. A temporary method of drainage artificially produced in the
subsoil with digging a trench from the surface.
a. canal b. flood routing
c. transition d. mole drain
236. The depth of water in mm or inches to be removed in 24 hr
period from the drainage area.
a. infiltration rate b. drainage coefficient c.
infiltration d. percolation
237. What is the time required for water from the most remote
region of the watershed to reach the outlet if the length of
flow is 1550m and elevation difference between the outlet
and the most remote region is 20m?
a. 0.48 min b. 0.25 min c. 3 min d. 5 min
237. It is the average interval of time within the magnitude of given
event will be equated or exceeded at least once on the
average.
a. period of exceedence
b. hydrologic frequency
c. return period
d. all of the above
238. Given a probability of occurrence or exceedence of 5%. How
many years will it take before a discharge of 1000 m3/sec will be
equaled or exceeded?
a. 10 b. 15 c. 20 d. 25