CPESC TESTS COMPILATION BUNDLE

Most plants are useful for erosion control, but some are more desirable than others due to: correct answer: adaptability to physical and climatic site conditions For a given amount of water, which has the more kinetic energy correct answer: rainfall at 100mm/hr (more than water running off in r...

What are the 5 factors that influence erosion? correct answer: Soil erodibility, topography, vegetative cover, season, climate (rainfall) What influences soil erodibility? correct answer: Soil texture, structure and % of OM How does vegetative cover influence erodibility? correct answer: To...

Erosion correct answer: process in which, by the actions of wind and/or water, soil particles detached and transported Sediment correct answer: eroded material suspended in wind or water Sedimentation correct answer: deposition of eroded material Types of Erosion correct answer: splash ...

The process in which, by the actions of wind or water, soil particles are detached and transported. correct answer: Erosion Eroded material suspended in wind or water. correct answer: Sediment The deposition of eroded material. correct answer: Sedimentation What bears the impact of quant...

RUSLE evaluates correct answer: annual soil loss A=R*K*LS*C*P The R value comes from correct answer: isoerodent maps A=R*K*LS*C*P The K value comes from correct answer: Table-Soil Erodibility Factor A=R*K*LS*C*P The LS value comes from correct answer: Table-Topagraphic factor, high rati...

NPDES correct answer: National Pollution Discharge Elimination System NPDES Exemptions correct answer: Facility that discharges to a POTW Facility that allows discharge evaporation Facility that allows infiltration/percolation Waters of the United States (WOTUS) correct answer: Any of the...