43 - Infiltration and Consumptive Use
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Practice Questions
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Define infiltration.
💡 Hint: Think about the path water takes from rainfall to the soil.
What is consumptive use?
💡 Hint: Consider how plants use water.
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What is the main focus of infiltration in hydrology?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens to water that sinks into the ground.
True or False: Consumptive use includes water that evaporates without being used by plants.
💡 Hint: Consider where water goes after it leaves the soil.
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A farmer has two fields: one with sandy soil and the other with clay soil. Discuss how infiltration rates would differ and how that affects irrigation timing.
💡 Hint: Consider water movement through different soil types.
Given the equation for consumptive use, use a hypothetical crop with K = 0.7, P = 50, and T = 25. Calculate the consumptive use.
💡 Hint: Revisit the formula and plug in the values carefully.
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