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CPESC Erosion Prediction exam withcomplete solutions 2024
What jis jsediment jyield j- jANSWER✓✓-the jamount jof jeroded jsoil jthat jis
jdelivered jto ja jpoint jin jthe jwatershed jthat jis jremote jfrom jthe jorigin jof jthe
jdetached jsoil jparticles
Sediment jyield jdoes jnot jinclude j_______________? j- jANSWER✓✓-the jsediment
jthat jis jdeposited jafter jit jis jeroded jbut jbefore jit jreaches jthe jpoint jof jinterest jin
jthe jwatershed.
Do jRUSLE jand jUSLE jestimate jsediment jyield? j- jANSWER✓✓-NO
What jdoes jRUSLE jstand jfor? j- jANSWER✓✓-Revised jUniversal jSoil jLoss
jEquation
What jdo jboth jthe jRUSLE jand jUSLE jcompute? j- jANSWER✓✓-the jannual
jerosion jexpected jon jfield jslopes
What jis jthe jRUSLE jequation? j- jANSWER✓✓-A=RxKxLxSxCxP
What jdoes jthe j"A" jstand jfor jin jthe jRUSLE jformula? j- jANSWER✓✓-spatial
javerage jsoil jloss jand ja jtemporal javerage jsoil jloss jper junit jof jarea. jExpressed
jin jthe junits jselected jfor jK jand jthe jperiod jselected jfor jR. j(generally jexpressed
jas jtons jper jacre jper jyear)
What jdoes jthe j"R" jstand jfor jin jthe jRUSLE jformula? j- jANSWER✓✓-rainfall-
runoff jerosivity jfactor j(rainfall jindex jplus ja jfactor jfor jany jsignificant jrunoff
jfrom jsnow jmelt)
What jdoes jthe j"K" jstand jfor jin jthe jRUSLE jformula? j- jANSWER✓✓-soil
jerodibility jfactor j(the jsoil jloss jrate jper jerosion jindex junit jfor ja jspecified jsoil)
What jdoes jthe j"L" jstand jfor jin jthe jRUSLE jformula? j- jANSWER✓✓-slope jlength
jfactor j(ratio jof jsoil jloss jfrom jthe jfield jslope jlength jcompared jto ja jstandard
jlength jof j72.6 jft junder jidentical jconditions)
What jdoes jthe j"S" jstand jfor jin jthe jRUSLE jformula? j- jANSWER✓✓-slope
jsteepness jfactor j(the jratio jof jsoil jloss jfrom jthe jfield jslope jcompared jto ja j9%
jslope junder jidentical jconditions)
, What jdoes jthe j"C" jstand jfor jin jthe jRUSLE jformula? j- jANSWER✓✓-cover
jmanagement jfactor j(the jratio jof jsoil jloss jfrom jan jarea jwith jspecified jcover jand
jmanagement jto jsoil jloss jfrom jan jidentical jarea jin jbare jcondition)
What jdoes jthe j"P" jstand jfor jin jthe jRUSLE jformula? j- jANSWER✓✓-erosion
jcontrol jpractice jfactor j(the jratio jof jsoil jloss jwith ja jcertain jconservation
jpractice jto jthat jof jno jpractice)
On ja jlong juniform jslope, jhow jdoes jthe jerosion jon jthe jtop jhalf jgenerally jdiffer
jfrom jthe jbottom jhalf? j- jANSWER✓✓-The jtop jerosion jis jgenerally jmuch jlower
jthan jthe jbottom
Soil jloss jequations jare jsignificantly jless jaccurate jfor jwhich jtype jof jevents? j-
jANSWER✓✓-Specific jweather jevents
Soil jloss jequations jare jmost jaccurate jat jpredicting jthe javerage jsoil jloss jover
jthe j_________________? j- jANSWER✓✓-Long jterm
USLE jformula jcan jbe jused jfor jestimating jsoil jloss jfrom jwhat jcondition jwhich
jRUSLE jcannot? j- jANSWER✓✓-disturbed jforested jconditions
The j"R" jfactor jis jbest jfound jthrough jobtaining jit jdirectly jfrom j______? j-
jANSWER✓✓-maps
The jerosion jindex jdeveloped jby j_________________ jcurrently jseems jto jprovide
jthe jmost jaccurate j"R" jvalues j- jANSWER✓✓-Wischmeier
A jmap jshowing j"R" jvalues jis jcalled ja j________________? j- jANSWER✓✓-
Isoerodent jmap
The jsoil jerodibility jfactor j"K" jvalue jcan jbe jeasily jthought jof jas j_______? j-
jANSWER✓✓-The jease jwith jwhich jsoil jis jdetached jby jsplash jduring jrainfall jor
jby jsurface jflow, jor jboth.
The j"K" jfactor jcan jbe jfound jusing jwhat jmethod? j- jANSWER✓✓-A jsoil
jerodibility jfactor jtable jfor jthe jarea jyou jare jin. jIf jnot javailable jthen jit jcan jbe
jcalculated jusing ja jSoil jErodibility jNomograph.
Which jsoil jlayers jare jgenerally jused jfor jthe j"K" jvalue jon jconstruction jsites? j-
jANSWER✓✓-The jB jand jC jlayers jsince jthey jare jgenerally jexposed jafter
jstripping.
Erosion jincreases jas jslope jlength j____________? j- jANSWER✓✓-increases
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