surveying conversions
1 mile = ? ft
5280 ft
1 link = ? ft
.66 ft
A terrace used to allow rainwater to be absorbed by the soil is called a:
Storage terrace
What is the name of the median used in the Panhandle of Oklahoma?
Cimarron
What soil type would yield the slowest infiltration rate?
Clay
1 mile = ? rods
320 rods
1 mile = ? chains
80 chains
The practice of growing different crops on the same piece of land year after year in a planned, recurring sequence:
Crop rotation.
What kind of erosion removes soil in a uniform layer across the surface due to water flow?
Sheet
What does the "C" represent in the USLE (the unit that is being calculated)?
Cropping management factor
1 chain = ? ft
66 ft
1 chain = ? links
100 links
What is the dimension of a township?
6 miles x 6 miles
What kind of erosion removes soil by concentrated water flow into small channels, but can be smoothed over by normal tillage?
Rill
1 rod = ? ft
16.5 ft
1/4 section = ? acres
160 acres
In PLSS, what side of the township would you find section 6?
Northwest
What is a conservation practice that would help in controlling wind erosion?
What does the NRCS stand for?
1 acre = ? ft^2
43,560 ft^2
1/4 mile = ? ft
1320 ft
What soil type would drain the most rapidly?
Loamy sand
What is the most correct description to describe "foresight?"
A rod reading taken of a point of unknown elevation.
What is the best definition of the hydrologic cycle?
The continuous movement of water around the world.