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OSSF DR TEST PRACTICE EXAM STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS _______ and ________ soil textural classes are always unsuitable for standard absorptive OSSF - Answer-class IA and IV List each of the major soil horizons - Answer-surface soil A, surface soil B, and parent material _____________...

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OSSF DR TEST PRACTICE EXAM
STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS

_______ and ________ soil textural classes are always unsuitable for standard absorptive OSSF -

Answer✔✔-class IA and IV


List each of the major soil horizons - Answer✔✔-surface soil A, surface soil B, and parent material


_____________ is a term describing the ability of water to migrate through a soil profile under either

_________ or __________ conditions. - Answer✔✔-Hydraulic conductivity, saturated, unsaturated


Interconnected pores in the soil profile allow ______ and _______ to enter the soil at its surface and

migrate downward - Answer✔✔-air, water


List the four components of soil - Answer✔✔-air, water, organics, inorganics


A drainfield is 50 feet by 90 feet and must be covered with an average of 15 inches of sand loam. How

many cubic yards of sandy loam soil must be purchased (find the volume of a rectangular object)? -

Answer✔✔-208.3 cubic yards


What would be the volume of a 5-foot-diameter pump tank that is 5 feet tall with the inlet 1 foot below

the rim? - Answer✔✔-587 gals


What would be the percent slope on a lot 250 feet deep that drops 20 feet in elevation over the depth of

the lot? - Answer✔✔-8%


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How many cubic yards of gravel would be needed to fill a ditch 3 feet deep, 10 feet wide, and 12 feet

long with 18 inches of gravel? 1 cubic yard = 27 cubic feet. - Answer✔✔-6.67 cubic yards


A septic tank is 6 feet in diameter and is 8 feet deep. How many gallons will it hold if the overflow line is

located half way up from the bottom? - Answer✔✔-846 gals


Calculate the working liquid capacity (volume) for this septic tank. SEE PAGE 2-39!! - Answer✔✔-

1077gals


What is the surface area (area in square feet) of an evapotranspiration system 40 feet wide and 65 feet

long? - Answer✔✔-2,600 sqft


Figure the acreage for a piece of property that measures 256 feet on each of four sides. - Answer✔✔-1.5

acres


Figure the area of a lot that measures 60ft by 280ft - Answer✔✔-16,800sqft ,0.39 acres


A disposal option that might be considered in a clay soil would be a ________. - Answer✔✔-drip or spray

irrigation


The primary treatment device providing the least or poorest treatment of domestic wastewater would

be _______. - Answer✔✔-septic tank


Nitrogen or nitrate removal in soil occurs by _________. - Answer✔✔-vegetation uptake


The factors influencing the survival of bacteria in soil are _______. - Answer✔✔-moisture, temperature,

pH, and organic matter.




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Physical removal of bacteria by straining occurs when _______. - Answer✔✔-the bacteria are larger than

the pore openings in the soil


A solid that can be filtered out of the wastewater is a _________. - Answer✔✔-suspended solid


Which of the following describes domestic wastewater as it leaves a home? - Answer✔✔-fresh, light in

color, has dissolved oxygen


Which of the following are problems caused by malfunctioning septic tank systems? - Answer✔✔-

surface water pollution, groundwater contamination, and standing sewage in neighborhoods


An inorganic chemical that affects human health is - Answer✔✔-nitrate


Parasites (helminths) found in untreated sewage include ________. - Answer✔✔-hookworm, round

worms, and tapeworms


Viruses are responsible for such diseases as - Answer✔✔-poliomyelitis and infectious hepatitis


A type of bacteria that indicates sewage contamination is ________. - Answer✔✔-fecal coliform


Protozoa are very simple animal organisms that may cause ________. - Answer✔✔-amoeba dysentery

and Giardiasis


Waterborne diseases that spread by pathogenic bacteria include _________. - Answer✔✔-typhoid,

cholera, and dysentery


Microorganisms in wastewater include __________. - Answer✔✔-bacteria, viruses, protozoa and

helminths.


Microorganisms that cause disease are called _________. - Answer✔✔-pathogens

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