TEXAS IRRIGATOR EXAM WITH QUESTIONS
AND WELL VERIFIED ANSWERS||
GUARANTEED PASS|| LATEST VERSION 2026
The degrees of coverage of a sprinkler from one side of a pattern to the other is:
a. application rate
b. percolation rate
c. the trajectory
d. the arc - ANSWER-d. the arc
A timing device which signals the automatic valves to open or close is called a:
a. remote control valve
b. controller
c. clock
d. timer
e. B, C, and D - ANSWER-e. B, C, and D
A device used to turn a quick coupler valve on and off is:
a. a sprinkler key
b. a quick coupler key
c. a faucet handle
d. a solenoid - ANSWER-b. a quick coupler key
Minimum head pressure plus the total of all pressure losses equals:
a. design pressure
,b. actual head pressure
c. hydrualics
d. operating pressure - ANSWER-a. design pressure
A graphic representation of precipitation is called:
a. a plan
b. an irrigation design
c. a water audit
d. a densogram - ANSWER-d. a densogram
The flexible portion of the remote control valve which regulates the passage of
water through the valve is called:
a. flow control handle
b. the solenoid
c. a diaphragm
d. external manual bleed - ANSWER-c. a diaphragm
A device used in electrical troubleshooting is:
a. a sensor
b. an electrical control valve
c. a check valve
d. a digital multimeter - ANSWER-d. a digital multimeter
Which device can be used to prevent freezing of water in the piping?
a. pressure relief valve
b. drain valve
c. pump
d. air relief valve - ANSWER-b. drain valve
,Slow application rates expressed in GPH are usually referring to what type of
irrigation:
a. spray heads
b. drip irrigation
c. micro-spray heads
d. rotary heads - ANSWER-b. drip irrigation
What small mechanical device is used to limit water flow to a very low drip or
trickle?:
a. a flood bubbler
b. a micro-spray
c. a multi-stream rotary
d. an emitter - ANSWER-d. an emitter
A measuring device that has measurements as a given number of feet per inch
is:
a. an engineer scale
b. a contour line
c. a gauge
d. an architects scale - ANSWER-a. an engineer scale
A properly designed irrigation system can:
a. save water, time, and money
b. save installation time
c. cost more
d. last longer - ANSWER-a. save water, time, and money
Basic irrigation dates back:
, a. hundreds of years
b. since Rain Bird was founded
c. thousands of years
d. seventy-five years - ANSWER-c. thousands of years
The impact sprinkler head was introduced by Rain Bird in:
a. 1933
b. 1985
c. 1890
d. 1910 - ANSWER-a. 1933
Excessive pressure at the head will result in:
a. misting or fogging
b. wasted water
c. pattern distortion
d. decreased performance
e. all the above - ANSWER-e. all of the above
What type of sprinkler heads throw a uniform sheet of water in a fixed or
adjustable pattern?
a. rotary heads
b. drip irrigation
c. spray heads
d. bubblers - ANSWER-c. spray heads
The average application rate for spray heads is:
a. 1-3+ inches per year
b. 1-3 inches per minute
c. 1-3 inches per day
AND WELL VERIFIED ANSWERS||
GUARANTEED PASS|| LATEST VERSION 2026
The degrees of coverage of a sprinkler from one side of a pattern to the other is:
a. application rate
b. percolation rate
c. the trajectory
d. the arc - ANSWER-d. the arc
A timing device which signals the automatic valves to open or close is called a:
a. remote control valve
b. controller
c. clock
d. timer
e. B, C, and D - ANSWER-e. B, C, and D
A device used to turn a quick coupler valve on and off is:
a. a sprinkler key
b. a quick coupler key
c. a faucet handle
d. a solenoid - ANSWER-b. a quick coupler key
Minimum head pressure plus the total of all pressure losses equals:
a. design pressure
,b. actual head pressure
c. hydrualics
d. operating pressure - ANSWER-a. design pressure
A graphic representation of precipitation is called:
a. a plan
b. an irrigation design
c. a water audit
d. a densogram - ANSWER-d. a densogram
The flexible portion of the remote control valve which regulates the passage of
water through the valve is called:
a. flow control handle
b. the solenoid
c. a diaphragm
d. external manual bleed - ANSWER-c. a diaphragm
A device used in electrical troubleshooting is:
a. a sensor
b. an electrical control valve
c. a check valve
d. a digital multimeter - ANSWER-d. a digital multimeter
Which device can be used to prevent freezing of water in the piping?
a. pressure relief valve
b. drain valve
c. pump
d. air relief valve - ANSWER-b. drain valve
,Slow application rates expressed in GPH are usually referring to what type of
irrigation:
a. spray heads
b. drip irrigation
c. micro-spray heads
d. rotary heads - ANSWER-b. drip irrigation
What small mechanical device is used to limit water flow to a very low drip or
trickle?:
a. a flood bubbler
b. a micro-spray
c. a multi-stream rotary
d. an emitter - ANSWER-d. an emitter
A measuring device that has measurements as a given number of feet per inch
is:
a. an engineer scale
b. a contour line
c. a gauge
d. an architects scale - ANSWER-a. an engineer scale
A properly designed irrigation system can:
a. save water, time, and money
b. save installation time
c. cost more
d. last longer - ANSWER-a. save water, time, and money
Basic irrigation dates back:
, a. hundreds of years
b. since Rain Bird was founded
c. thousands of years
d. seventy-five years - ANSWER-c. thousands of years
The impact sprinkler head was introduced by Rain Bird in:
a. 1933
b. 1985
c. 1890
d. 1910 - ANSWER-a. 1933
Excessive pressure at the head will result in:
a. misting or fogging
b. wasted water
c. pattern distortion
d. decreased performance
e. all the above - ANSWER-e. all of the above
What type of sprinkler heads throw a uniform sheet of water in a fixed or
adjustable pattern?
a. rotary heads
b. drip irrigation
c. spray heads
d. bubblers - ANSWER-c. spray heads
The average application rate for spray heads is:
a. 1-3+ inches per year
b. 1-3 inches per minute
c. 1-3 inches per day
