Texas Irrigator License Final Exam
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A properly designed irrigation system can:
a. save water, time, and
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b. save installation time
c. cost more
d. last longer - CORRECT ANSWER-a. save water, time, and money
Basic irrigation dates back:
a. hundreds of years
b. since Rain Bird was founded
c. thousands of years
d. seventy-five years - CORRECT ANSWER-c. thousands of years
The impact sprinkler head was introduced by Rain Bird in:
a. 1933
b. 1985
c. 1890
d. 1910 - CORRECT ANSWER-a. 1933
Landscape irrigation, as we know it, has been around since:
a. the 1930's
b. since the development of PVC pipe
c. the beginning of time
d. the turn of the 20th century - CORRECT ANSWER-d. the turn of the 20th century
The issue of top priority in irrigation today is:
a. how to sell more systems in our present economy
b. new technology in back flow protection
c. water conservation
d. city and state regulations on licensing - CORRECT ANSWER-c. water conservation
The shortage of water is a result of:
a. water being a fixed resource
b. a decrease in the population
c. a decrease in water usage per person
d. larger sprinkler heads - CORRECT ANSWER-a. water being a fixed resource
Possible solutions to the scarcity of water include:
a. allowing only rock and desert landscapes
b. watering only once a week
c. promoting Xeriscaping
d. limiting irrigation systems to commercial properties only - CORRECT ANSWER-c.
promoting Xeriscaping
Which is not a possible solution for the scarcity of water?:
a. Xeriscaping
b. efficient landscape irrigation
c. construction of more dams
d. use of recycled water - CORRECT ANSWER-c. construction of more dams
One of the seven basic landscaping principles of Xeriscaping is:
a. larger turf areas
b. only rock landscapes
c. soil removal
d. mulching - CORRECT ANSWER-d. mulching
Efficient irrigation is geared more directly toward:
a. manufactures, irrigation contractors, homeowners, and proper education
b. federal government
c. city government
d. state government - CORRECT ANSWER-a. manufactures, irrigation contractors,
homeowners, and proper education
Manufactures can impact water conservation by producing:
a. products at a lower cost
b. better low-volume irrigation products
c. sizing components properly
d. more efficient irrigation scheduling - CORRECT ANSWER-b. better low-volume
irrigation products
Which of the following is not a basic principle of Xeriscaping:
a. mulching
b. efficient irrigation
c. sizing components
d. proper maintenance - CORRECT ANSWER-c. sizing components
Pressure compensating devices help save water because they:
a. keep the water pressure high enough for good coverage
b. compensate for the lack of a good decision
c. help eliminate misting or fogging at the sprinkler heads
d. allow for fewer heads, thus less water used - CORRECT ANSWER-c. help eliminate
misting or fogging at the sprinkler heads
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