Crop Evapotranspiration and Soil Moisture Quiz

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What is the term for the ratio of actual crop evapotranspiration to its potential evapotranspiration?

  • Evaporation ratio
  • ET ratio
  • Crop ratio
  • Crop coefficient (correct)

When gravitational water has been removed, what is the term for the moisture content of the soil?

  • Field capacity (correct)
  • Specific capacity
  • Gravitational moisture
  • Soil capacity

What is the surveying instrument used for determining land areas in topographic maps?

  • Lysimeter
  • Erometer
  • Aerometer
  • Planimeter (correct)

Which facility is used for determining the water consumptive use of crops in an open field?

<p>Lysimeter (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe the time required to cover an area with one application of water during irrigation?

<p>Irrigation period (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

At optimal emitter spacing, what percentage of the wetted diameter estimated from field tests is the drip emitter spacing?

<p>80% (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the albedo of the hypothetical reference crop used to calculate reference crop evapotranspiration?

<p>0.23 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What instrument is commonly used to measure rainfall?

<p>Rain gage (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the part of rainfall that runs off the soil as surface or subsurface flow?

<p>Runoff (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

At what temperature is the manufacturer's coefficient of variation for emitter discharge determined?

<p>20°C (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the flattest canal side slope ratio?

<p>1:4 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the ratio of runoff over rainfall called?

<p>Runoff coefficient (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term is used for the part of rainfall stored in the root zone and available for plant use?

<p>Effective rainfall (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the side slope angle Ó¨ with the horizontal plane for an unlined canal with a side slope ratio (run:rise) of 2:1?

<p>26.6° (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the inverse of the probability of exceedance of a specific hydrologic event called?

<p>Return period (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is the correct formula for calculating the side slope angle Ó¨ with the horizontal plane?

<p>Ó¨ = arctan(rise/run) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the side slope ratio (run:rise) and the side slope angle Ó¨ with the horizontal plane?

<p>Ó¨ = arctan(rise/run) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which airmass lifting process is facilitated by sunlight or heating?

<p>Convective (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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