Certified Storm Water Operator Exam Questions & Answers 100% Correct!!
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Certified Storm Water Operator
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Certified Storm Water Operator
Erosion is the process where soil particles are ______________ or ____________ and put in motion. (Unit 1) - ANSWERDislodged; detached
Sedimentation is the process whereby detached particles are ___________________ elsewhere. (Unit 1) - ANSWERDeposited
Sediment is solid ________________ or __...
Certified Storm Water Operator Exam
Questions & Answers 100% Correct!!
Erosion is the process where soil particles are ______________ or ____________ and put in motion.
(Unit 1) - ANSWERDislodged; detached
Sedimentation is the process whereby detached particles are ___________________ elsewhere.
(Unit 1) - ANSWERDeposited
Sediment is solid ________________ or _______________ particulate matter that has been removed
from its site of origin by ___________, _____________, or ______________ and deposited
elsewhere. (Unit 1) - ANSWERMineral; organic; water; wind; gravity
Accelerated erosion is a speeding up of erosion due to ___________activity. (Unit 1) -
ANSWERHuman
Major erosive forces are water and ___________. (Unit 1) - ANSWERWind
In some areas, more soil is lost from ______________ erosion than from water erosion. (Unit 1) -
ANSWERWind
The effects of _____________ erosion are usually more visible than _____________ erosion. (Unit 1)
- ANSWERWater; wind
The three categories of overland erosion are: (Unit 1) - ANSWERSheet, rill, gully
_____________ erosion is the removal of a uniform layer of soil from rain-splash and storm water
runoff. (Unit 1) - ANSWERSheet
The ____________ of erosion defines the difference between rills and gullies. (Unit 1) -
ANSWERDepth
-__________________ damage to roads, buildings or bridges.
-___________________, resulting in reduction of fish _______________ _________, reduced
_____________ or _______________ _______________ capacity, and ______________ costs to
maintain ______________.
The climatic factors that strongly influence erosion and runoff are _______________ amount,
_______________, and ________________. (Unit 1) - ANSWERRainfall, frequency, intensity.
Texture refers to the ___________ or _____________________ of ____________ of soil particles in
soil. (Unit 1) - ANSWERSize; combination of sizes
Structure refers to the degree to which individual soil particles _____________ to each other. (Unit
1) - ANSWERAdhere
Slope _________________, _____________________, and ___________________ affect erodibility.
(Unit 1) - ANSWERSteepness, length, and roughness.
Sediment deposition occurs when soil-laden wind or water ____________ enough to allow the soil
particles to settle out. (Unit 1) - ANSWERSlows
The ____________, _______________, and ________________ of the transported particles
influence the rate at which they settle out. (Unit 1) - ANSWERSize, shape, and density.
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