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HIGHPRIO.2 Flashcards

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Governed by chance; time dependent
a.Stochastic process
b.Probabilistic process
c.Deterministic process
d.Barrow process

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a.Stochastic process

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Interval between corresponding points on successive terraces
a.Horizontal interval
b.Vertical Interval
c.Contour line
d.Contour topography

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a.Horizontal interval

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It is a variation of the furrow method and it uses small rills or
corrugations for irrigating closely spaced crops, such as small grains and
pastures.
a.Sprinkler irrigation
b.Sub-irrigation
c.Drip or trickle irrigation
d.Corrugation irrigation

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d.Corrugation irrigation

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Measures the velocity of a floating object preferably in a straight section of a stream
a. Float method
b. Float type water stage recorder
c. Bubbler gage
d. Crest stage gage

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a. Float method

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A crop grown between orchard trees or on field between cropping season to
protect the land from leaching and erosion:
a. cover crop
b. inter-tilled crop
c. cash crop
d. companion crop

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a. cover crop

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A crop which is planted in shortly before the first crop is to be harvested:

a. inter-tilled crop
b. cash crop
c. relay crop
d. companion crop

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c. relay crop

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The science or study of disease, its causes, and its controls:
a. Agrometeorology
b. Horticulture
c. Pathology
d. Botany

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c. Pathology

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A practical adaptation of reforestation whereby the species planted have economic value, such as mango, pili and so on.
a. Cropping systems
b. Strip cropping
c. Agroforestry
d. Reforestation

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c. Agroforestry

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The composite parts of the irrigation system that divert water from natural bodies of water such as rivers, streams, and lakes
ET= crop coefficient*reference crop ET
a. Headworks
b. Communal irrigation system
c. Secondary canal
d. Main canal

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a. Headworks

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The scientific name of strawberry:
a. Vitis vinifera
b. Sandorium koetjape
c. Cocos nucifera
d. Fragaria vesca

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d. Fragaria vesca

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The crop water requirement of an area grown to a certain crop refers to the amount of water used for the non-consumptive demands such as land soaking and land preparation, and for the consumptive demands such as evapotranspiration requirements of the crop during its entire growth period.
a. Diversion Water Requirement (DWR)
b. Farm Water Requirement (FWR)
c. Irrigation Water Requirement (IWR)
d. Crop Water Requirement (CWR)

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d. Crop Water Requirement (CWR)

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(Crop rotation) planting different crops, one after the other each season
a. Graded terrace
b. Relay cropping
c. Multi cropping or mixed cropping
d. Strip cropping

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b. Relay cropping

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The name for seasonal winds (derived from Arabic mausim, a season)
a.trade winds
b.Monsoon winds
c.Valley winds
d.Mountain winds

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b.Monsoon winds

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The Philippine Agricultural Engineering law of 1998.
a. RA 8559
b. RA 8599
c. RA 8995
d. RA 8595

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a. RA 8559

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The Agriculture and Fisheries modernization act of 1998?
a. RA 8535
b. RA8435
c. RA8543
d. RA8453

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b. RA8435

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A notch of regular form through which the irrigation stream is made to flow and built as either portable or stationary structure.
a. Parshall flume
b. Weir
c. Dam
d. Orifice

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b. Weir

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Is soil detachment and transport resulting from the impact of water drops directly on soil particles or on thin water surfaces.
a. Interrill erosion
b. Rill erosion
c. Splash / raindrop erosion
d. Stream channel erosion

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c. Splash / raindrop erosion

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The mass per unit volume of the soil particle is:
a. Porosity
b. void ratio
c. soil density
d. specific gravity

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c. soil density

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Can stabilize the slopes of the gully and hence reduce runoff velocities.
a. Riprap
b. Grassed waterways
c. Check dams or weirs
d. Vegetation

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b. Grassed waterways

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Caused by the rising of warmer, lighter air in colder, denser
surroundings.
a. Frontal
b. Convective precipitation
c. Cyclonic precipitation
d. Orographic precipitation

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b. Convective precipitation

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Land slides and slips due to saturation of steep hills and slopes.
a.Slip erosions
b.Wind erosions
c.Coastal erosions
d.Stream bank erosion

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a.Slip erosions

22
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Composite facilities that permit entry of water to paddy areas and consist of farm ditches and turnouts
a. Shallow Tubewell Irrigation Systems (STW)
b. On-Farm Irrigation Facilities
c. Communal Irrigation Systems (CIS)
d. National Irrigation Systems (NIS)

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b. On-Farm Irrigation Facilities

23
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It is accomplished by running water through small channels or furrows
while it moves down or across the slope of the field.
a. Corrugation irrigation
b. Furrow irrigation
c. Level-border or basin irrigation
d. Contour-ditch irrigation

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b. Furrow irrigation

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Which is highly dependent on soil texture, refers to the downward
movement of water through a depth of soil.
a. Percolation
b. Evapotranspiration
c. Transpiration
d. Seepage

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a. Percolation

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The ____ is the amount of water to be applied to the field as irrigation
a. Diversion Water Requirement (DWR)
b. Farm Water Requirement (FWR)
c. Irrigation Water Requirement (IWR)
d. Crop Water Requirement (CWR

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c. Irrigation Water Requirement (IWR)

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Graphs that show interrelations between speed, head discharge, and
horsepower of a pump.
a. Static head
b. Total dynamic head
c. Drawdown
d. Characteristic curve

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d. Characteristic curve

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That portion of the available moisture that is most easily extracted by
plants; this is approximately 75% of the available moisture.
a. Computation of moisture content
b. Readily available moisture (RAM)
c. Available moisture (AM)
d. Permanent wilting point (or wilting coefficient)

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b. Readily available moisture (RAM)

28
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Associated with the movement of air masses from high-pressure to lowpressure regions
a. Frontal
b. Non Frontal
c. Cyclonic precipitation
d. Orographic precipitation

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c. Cyclonic precipitation

29
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One liter per second is equal to.
a. 16.85 gpm
b. 15.5 gpm
c. 15.85 gpm
d. 17.35 gpm

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. 15.85 gpm

30
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Lands which display marked characteristics justifying the operation of an irrigation system
a. Irrigators’ Association
b. Irrigation System
c. Irrigated Lands
d. Irrigable Lands

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d. Irrigable Lands

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A method of asexual propagation involving the transfer of aerial parts of one plant (scion) to the root or trunk material (stock) of another plant:
a. Hydroponics
b. Grafting
c. Inoculation
d. Marcotting

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b. Grafting

32
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The sequences of events occurring in a viable seed, starting with the inhibition of water, that leads to the growth and development of embryo:
a. Reproduction
b. Vegetative stage
c. Fertilization
d. Germination

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d. Germination

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A crop produced for direct sale for cash, as contracted with crops produced as livestock feed:
a. cover crop
b. inter-tilled crop
c. companion crop
d. cash crop

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d. cash crop

34
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The ratio of the normal consumptive use of water to the net amount of water depleted from the root zone soil.
a. Consumptive use efficiency
b. Water storage efficiency
c. Water-use efficiency
d. Water application efficiency

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a. Consumptive use efficiency

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The ratio between water stored in the soil root zone during irrigation and the water delivered to the farm expressed in percent.
a. Consumptive use efficiency
b. Water storage efficiency
c. Water application efficiency
d. Water conveyance efficiency

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c. Water application efficiency

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The velocity of flow into the soil caused by a unit hydraulic gradient in which the driving force is one kilogram per kilogram of water.
a. Infiltration rate
b. Intake rate
c. Permeability
d. Saturation point

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c. Permeability

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The time rate at which water will percolate into the soil and can be
expressed in terms of the following empirical equations
a. Infiltration rate
b. Intake rate
c. Permeability
d. Saturation point

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a. Infiltration rate

38
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Construction of earth embankment or ridge and channel across the slope at an acceptable grade to control the flow of runoff as well as soil particles.
a. Riprap
b. Gabions
c. Diversion canal
d. Terracing

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d. Terracing

39
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Erosion caused by wave action on the seashore.
a. Slip erosions
b. Wind erosions
c. Coastal erosions
d. Stream bank erosion

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c. Coastal erosions

40
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Combination and splash and sheet erosion
a. Slip erosions
b. Gully erosion
c. Rill erosions
d. Interrill erosions

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d. Interrill erosions

41
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Time for surface and interflow to recede; duration of flooding
a.Surface time
b.Base time
c.Recession time
d.Surface interflow time

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c.Recession time

42
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Same as groundwater runoff
a. Base flow
b. Subsurface runoff
c. Groundwater runoff
d. Runoff volume

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a. Base flow

43
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If the depth changes abruptly over a comparatively short distance such as
in a hydraulic jump
a. Turbulent flow
b. Gradually varied flow
c. Rapidly varied flow
d. Unsteady flow

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c. Rapidly varied flow

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Is the detachment and transport of soil particles from the land by water or wind action.
a. Erodibility
b. Erosivity
c. Erosion
d. Soil erosion

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d. Soil erosion

45
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Which wets the entire land surface
a. Hose pipe
b. Watering can
c. Drainage
d. By flooding

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d. By flooding

46
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Replanting of forest trees species in the watershed area
a. Cropping systems
b. Strip cropping
c. Agroforestry
d. Reforestation

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d. Reforestation

47
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The channel where diverted water from a source flows to the intended area
to be irrigated
a. Headworks
b. Secondary canal
c. Main canal
d. National irrigation system

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c. Main canal

48
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The method of fertilizer application in which the fertilizer is dissolved in water as prescribed and then sprayed on the upper portion of the plant particularly the leaves:
a. broadcast method
b. side dressing method
c. foliar spray fertilizer
d. localized fertilizer

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c. foliar spray fertilizer

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The percentage of moisture on dry weight basis that is held against the pull of gravity, after drainage has ceased in a soil that has been saturated:
a. wilting point
b. air dry
c. Hygroscopic coefficient
d. field capacity

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d. field capacity

50
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Plants living more than one year but in some cases, producing seed in the first year and every season thereafter:
a. annual
b. quarter-annual
c. biennial
d. perennial

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d. perennial

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