Graded A+!!!
A properly designed irrigation system can?
a. Save water, time, and money
b. Save installation time
c. Cost more
d. Last longer - ANS 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 - ANS c. Thousands of years
The impact sprinkler head was introduced by Rain Bird in:
a. 1993
b. 1985
c. 1890
d. 1910 - ANS 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 turn of the 20th century - ANS 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 - ANS 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 year
d. Larger sprinkler heads - ANS 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. Building desalination plants
d. Limiting irrigation systems to commercial properties only - ANS c. Building desalination
plants
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 - ANS 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 - ANS d. Mulching
Efficient irrigation is geared more directly toward:
a. Manufacturers, irrigation contractors, homeowners, and proper education
b. Federal government
c. City government
d. State government - ANS a. Manufacturers, irrigation contractors, homeowners, and
proper education
Manufacturers 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 - ANS b. Better low-volume irrigation products
Which of the following is not a basic principle of Xeriscaping?: