CIC - Practice Exam Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2025)
Which of the following are the 3 main elements which affecct
evapotranspiration - Correct Answer ✅Humidity wind and
solar radiation
What is the water called that is held in the soil between the
moisture contents of fied capacity and wilting point? -
Correct Answer ✅Availiable
The infiltration rate - Correct Answer ✅soil texture
Evapotranspiration rate is measure is the amount of water
that is - Correct Answer ✅used by the plant and
evaporated from the soil
evapotranspiration rate is measured in - Correct Answer
✅inches per day
which of the following affects the evapotranspiration rate -
Correct Answer ✅amount of leaf surface
,CIC - Practice Exam Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2025)
where is the primary area that a plant takes in water -
Correct Answer ✅smallest roots
the term used to describe the conditions when the plants can
no longer extract moisture from the soil is - Correct Answer
✅permanent wilting point
what is the tool used to adjust the reference ET rate to the
plants water needs in a specific irrigation zone - Correct
Answer ✅species factor
what is the term used to describe the water that is between
the saturation point and field capacity - Correct Answer
✅excess water
what is the term used to describe the situation when water is
applied to soil all the pore space is filled and then allowed to
drain - Correct Answer ✅field capacity
healthy soil requires - Correct Answer ✅air water and
organics
,CIC - Practice Exam Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2025)
when a soil reaches the saturation point, what essential
component of healthy soil is missing - Correct Answer ✅air
when the water in the soil is no longer availiable to the plant,
the plant - Correct Answer ✅becomes turgid
the term used to describe the amount of water that can be
stored in a given soil texture is - Correct Answer ✅greater
than the availiable water storage capacity
the term which refers to the relative amounts of sand silt and
clay is - Correct Answer ✅soil texture class
the pace at which the water enters the soil is called the -
Correct Answer ✅infiltration rate
if the turf has a 2 inch root zone, which of the following would
be the best amount of water applied to increase the root
depth and not waste too much water - Correct Answer ✅3
inches
, CIC - Practice Exam Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2025)
a regular source of salt in soils is - Correct Answer
✅application of fertilizer
which one of the following has the coarsest soil texture -
Correct Answer ✅loamy sand
fine texture soils should be scheduled to apply water using -
Correct Answer ✅short run times and multiple cycles
what happens to water from rainfall or irrigation when a soil
is at field capacity - Correct Answer ✅runs off or puddles
a fine textured soil - Correct Answer ✅has a lower
infiltration rate
which plant type requires a higher percentage of the
reference ET rate - Correct Answer ✅warm season turf
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