Acequia System and Irrigation Quiz
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Acequia System and Irrigation Quiz

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What is the principle behind the prior appropriation doctrine?

  • The user who can pay the most for the water has the highest priority right
  • The most efficient user of water has the highest priority right
  • The person who owns the land where the water is located has the highest priority right
  • The first person to use a quantity of water has the highest priority right (correct)

    • What happens to higher priority users during drought conditions under the prior appropriation doctrine?

  • They receive water after junior users
  • They receive water before junior users (correct)
  • They lose their rights to water
  • Their rights are temporarily suspended

    • How can appropriative rights be lost under the prior appropriation doctrine?

  • Through selling or transferring apart from the land
  • Through excessive use
  • Through nonuse (correct)
  • Through dispute with other users

    • What is an artesian aquifer?

    <p>An aquifer with a water table at atmospheric pressure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of the Earth's atmosphere in relation to water?

    <p>To transport water around the globe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What agricultural staples owe their progress to the acequia system?

    <p>Cotton, pecans, and green chile</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the defining characteristic of an acid?

    <p>Having more free hydrogen ions than hydroxyl ions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the volume of water required to cover 1 acre of land to a depth of 1 foot?

    <p>325,851 gallons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'alkali' refer to in relation to water and soils?

    <p>Strongly basic substances raising the pH value above 7.0</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'alluvial deposits' refer to?

    <p>Deposits of clay, silt, sand, gravel, or other particulate material deposited by running water</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a substance with a pH of less than 7?

    <p>Acid</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the defining characteristic of alkali substances in relation to water and soils?

    <p>Raising the pH value above 7.0</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the capacity of water to neutralize an acid solution?

    <p>Acidic capacity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the system for allocating water to private individuals used in most Western states?

    <p>Appropriative rights system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the volume of water required to cover 1 acre of land to a depth of 1 foot?

    <p>325,851 gallons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do alluvial deposits refer to?

    <p>Deposits of clay, silt, sand, gravel, or other particulate material deposited by running water</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the basis of the prior appropriation doctrine?

    <p>First in Time, First in Right</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to higher priority users during drought conditions under the prior appropriation doctrine?

    <p>They are satisfied before junior users receive water</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the defining characteristic of an artesian aquifer?

    <p>Water table at atmospheric pressure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'base' refer to in relation to water?

    <p>pH of more than 7</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do appropriative rights refer to under the prior appropriation doctrine?

    <p>Rights to use water based on priority and beneficial use</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the Earth's atmosphere in relation to water?

    <p>Move water around the globe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of a confined aquifer?

    <p>Under pressure when tapped by a well</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'base flow' refer to?

    <p>Sustained flow of a stream in the absence of direct runoff</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to appropriative rights if they are not used?

    <p>They can be lost through nonuse</p> Signup and view all the answers

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