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What is the definition of a dam?
What is the definition of a dam?
- The maximum average contact pressure between the foundation and the soil
- The actual height of the embankment after settlement
- A barrier constructed to store water (correct)
- A geologic formation containing water that can be economically developed for pumping
What does the term 'cropping pattern' refer to?
What does the term 'cropping pattern' refer to?
- Ratio of actual crop evapotranspiration to potential evapotranspiration
- Sequence of different crops grown in regular order on a field (correct)
- Vertical distance from the lowest point of the ground line to the dam crest
- Depth of water in the channel cross-section
What is meant by 'active storage volume'?
What is meant by 'active storage volume'?
- Overgrowths of algae in water producing dangerous toxins
- Volume of water stored in reservoir between minimum and normal water level (correct)
- Elevation rise in maximum flood level from the original unobstructed flood level
- Ratio of irrigation water infiltrated and stored in the root zone to average depth of water applied
What is 'contamination' in the context of water systems?
What is 'contamination' in the context of water systems?
What does 'basin irrigation' involve?
What does 'basin irrigation' involve?
What does 'aquifer' refer to?
What does 'aquifer' refer to?
What is 'crop coefficient'?
What is 'crop coefficient'?
'Conveyance efficiency' is defined as:
'Conveyance efficiency' is defined as:
'Crop evapotranspiration' includes:
'Crop evapotranspiration' includes:
What is meant by 'conveyance loss'?
What is meant by 'conveyance loss'?
What does 'border strip' refer to?
What does 'border strip' refer to?