41.9 - Soil Moisture and Irrigation Practices
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Practice Questions
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What is the saturation zone?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens after it rains heavily.
Name one type of soil moisture zone.
💡 Hint: List any of the zones we discussed earlier.
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What is a key purpose of monitoring soil moisture?
💡 Hint: Think about plant health and how water stress affects growth.
True or False: The root extraction zone is the area where water is fully saturated.
💡 Hint: Recall the definitions of the saturation and root extraction zones.
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Given a hypothetical soil moisture reading that shows saturation, how would you plan irrigation for a vegetable plot?
💡 Hint: Consider when plants start needing water after saturation is gone.
After a heavy rain, identify the series of steps that will happen in relation to soil moisture zones.
💡 Hint: Think about how water flows and interacts with soil layers.
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