Reviewer Soil and Water - Questions
Reviewer Soil and Water - Questions
Engineering
14. A type of embankment that uses a thin wall of plastic, concrete, steel
to form a barrier against seepage through the fill
a. simple embankment c. diaphragm type
b. zoned type d. none of the above
15. The distance between the maximum flood peak level in the
reservoir and the top of the dam or embankment
a. freeboard c. dike
b. flood surplus d. embankment
21. Process where water vapor passes to the atmosphere through the
tissues of living plants
a. evaporation c. transpiration
b. radiation d. evapotranspiration
22. The time required for water to flow from the most remote point of
the area to the outlet
a. travel time c. flow duration
b. time of concentration d. none of the above
25. Drains that are best suited to the drainage of scattered depressions
a. Parallel field drain c. bedding
b. random field drain d. parallel lateral ditch system
31. A condition when flow changes from a flow depth less than the
critical depth to a flow depth greater than the critical depth.
a. subcritical flow c. rill erosion
b. supercritical flow d. raindrop erosion
d. hydraulic jump
34. Structures that are used when water in an irrigation canal must
be conveyed under natural or artificial drainage channel.
a. inverted siphon c. drop spillway
b. chutes d. pipe spillway
36. A given quantity of water in an open conduit that may flow in two
depths having the same energy head.
a. supercritical depth c. submerged depth
b. subcritical depth d. critical depth
37. Structure where kinetic energy is dissipated before the flow is
discharge from the structure.
a. inverted siphon c. drop spillway
b. chutes d. pipe spillway
38. Structure that are designed to carry flow down steep slopes through
a concrete lined channel.
a. inverted siphon c. drop spillway
b. chutes d. pipe spillway
43. Type of rainfall caused by the upward lifting of the air mass due to a
mountain
a. Frontal c. Convective
b. Orographic d. Cyclonic
44. Refers to the geologic material that stores, transmits, and yields
groundwater to wells and springs.
a. aquifer c. tunnels
b. porous media d. None of the above
47. A 30-minute duration rainfall (mm) from a recording rain gage was
plotted versus time (min) and an equation was obtained in the form
R= 0.1 + 0.333*t. Determine the rainfall intensity in mm/hr.
a. 20 c. 100
b. 15 d. 10
50. The soil erosion in a certain 10-ha farm practicing conventional tillage
(P factor = 1.0) was computed to be 50T/ha/yr. By what percentage
will be the difference in soil erosion if zoning (P factor = 0.25) was
employed?
a. 25% increase c. 75% increase
b. 25% decrease d. 75% decrease
54. The capacity of rainfall to effect the detachment and transport of soil
particles
a. Erodibility c. Erosivity
b. Conductivity d. None of the above
55. A supercritical flow is a flow condition where .
a. Fr = 1 c. Fr < 1
b. Fr >1 d. None of the above
56. Refers to the moisture content of soil when gravitational water has
been removed.
a. Field capacity c. Readily available moisture
b. Available water d. None of the above
57. When the water level in the pipe drops below the upper edge of
the pipe and the conduit controls, the flow becomes .
a. Weir flow c. Open channel flow
b. Pipe flow d. None of the above
58. The rate of vertical water movement through the soil at saturated
condition is:
a. Infiltration rate c. Deletion rate
b. Percolation rate d. Soil permeability
59. The difference between field capacity and permanent wilting point
a. irrigation set point c. moisture allowed deficit
b. saturated soil d. available water
61. A barrier place in stream to constrict the flow of water and cause it
fall over a crest usually used to measure discharge:
a. Flume c. Weir
b. Drop d. None of the above
63. Represents the farm manager’s decision on how much water can be
removed from the rootzone before irrigation
a. Irrigation set point c. Moisture allowed deficit
b. Management-allowed depletion d. all of the above
66. An aquifer in which the groundwater has a free water surface open to
the atmosphere.
a. unconfined c. confined
b. semi-confined d. none of the above
71. Uniform removal of soil in thin layers from the sloping land
resulting from the overland flow.
a. rill erosion c. coastal erosion
b. sheet erosion d. splash erosion
79. Type of rainfall caused by the upward lifting of the air mass due
to a mountain.
a. Convective rainfall c. Orographic rainfall
b. Frontal rainfall d. Cyclonic rainfall
81. A barrier place in stream to constrict the flow of water and cause it
fall over a crest usually used to measure discharge.
a. flume c. gabion
b. weir d. staff gage
82. It is the process of covering the land surface with plant residues,
plastic or other materials appropriate to arrest loss of moisture
through evaporation.
a. strip cropping c. contour cultivation
b. mulching d. relay cropping
83. Structured device designed to hold a pool of water to cushion the
impact and retard the flow of falling water as from an overflow weir,
chute or drop.
a. sill c. stilling basin
b. apron d. pond
86. These are structures which are used to convey water down relatively
steep hills which would require many drops closely spaced to control
water velocity
a. flume c. siphon tube
b. chutes d. inverted siphon
88. In the Soil conservation Method (curve number method), if the curve
number is 100, this indicates that:
a. Rainfall =runoff c. Rainfall < runoff
b. Runoff = 0 d. Rainfall is highly
erosive
a. 588 c. 616
b. 609 d. 638
90. Given a total Kinetic energy of 3000 KJ/ha and rainfall intensity
(highest for any 30 mins) of 25 mm/hr, determine the rainfall erossivity
(N/hr).
a. 5.25 c. 7.5
b. 6.50 d. 7.75
91. The theoretical flow in an orifice is 4 m/s. What is the height of water
flowing above the center of the orifice?
a. 20.4 cm c. 81.6 cm
b. 361.2 cm d. 90.3 cm
a. 655 mm c. 665 mm
b. 656 mm d. 565 mm
a. Apron b. Flume
c. Weir d. Spillway