TN Septic tank practice test pt 1 pg 3.5-6.5 questions with
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verified detailed answers ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Effluent Filter - correct answer✔✔an effluent treatment device installed on the outlet of a
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septic tank or dosing tank, which is designed to prevent the passage of large suspended
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matter.
Fragipan - correct answer✔✔natural subsurface horizon with high bulk density and/or ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
high mechanical strength relative to the solum above, seemingly cemented when dry, but
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when moist showing a moderate to weak brittleness.
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Graded Land - correct answer✔✔areas from which soil has been removed and the
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remaining soil cannot be classified in any soil series ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Grease - correct answer✔✔animal fats or vegetable oils (resulting from food preparation)
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which are discharged to a sewage disposal system or accumulated in collection devices or
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traps that are associated with sewage disposal systems, conduits, sewers, plumbing fixtures
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and attachments. However, this definition shall exclude petroleum products, lubricants,
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silicones and greases of mineral or synthetic origin. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Grease Trap - correct answer✔✔a device designed to intercept and retain grease present in
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sewage or other wastewater. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Gullied Land - correct answer✔✔areas where gullies occupy nearly all of the surface area.
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Areas in which gullies occur within spatial intervals of less than one hundred (100) feet
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shall be classified as a soil gullied land complex. Gullies of more than one hundred (100)
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feet spatial intervals shall be located on the soil maps with the designated symbols.
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, Gully - correct answer✔✔a miniature valley (more than one (1) foot in depth) cut by
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running water and through which water generally runs during and shortly after rainfall. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Installer of Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems - correct answer✔✔a person who contracts ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
or otherwise installs, constructs, alters, or extends a subsurface sewage disposal system.
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Lot - correct answer✔✔a part of a subdivision or a parcel of land intended for the building
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of a single house, building or other development where a subsurface sewage disposal
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system is to be used. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Maintenance Providers - correct answer✔✔individuals who provide routine or periodic ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
action to ensure proper system performance for systems authorized by these rules.
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Manufacturer - correct answer✔✔the company or its authorized representative producing a ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
proprietary product.
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Miscellaneous Land Types - correct answer✔✔areas on the earth's surface that are non-soil ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
(rocks, water etc.) and soils that are difficult or impossible to classify in soil series (filled
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land, graded land, gullied land, paved areas etc.). ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Packaged Subsurface Drip Disposal (SDD) - correct answer✔✔a pre-engineered SDD ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
system or ATS/SDD system that has been approved by this Department for a definite set of ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
site criteria. ||\\//||
Percolation Rate - correct answer✔✔the rate at which water moves into the soil as ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
determined by a percolation test ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Percolation Test - correct answer✔✔a method of determining the usability of an area for ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
subsurface sewage disposal by testing for the rate at which the undisturbed soil in a series ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
of test holes of standard size will absorb water per unit of surface area.
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verified detailed answers ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Effluent Filter - correct answer✔✔an effluent treatment device installed on the outlet of a
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septic tank or dosing tank, which is designed to prevent the passage of large suspended
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matter.
Fragipan - correct answer✔✔natural subsurface horizon with high bulk density and/or ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
high mechanical strength relative to the solum above, seemingly cemented when dry, but
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when moist showing a moderate to weak brittleness.
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Graded Land - correct answer✔✔areas from which soil has been removed and the
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remaining soil cannot be classified in any soil series ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Grease - correct answer✔✔animal fats or vegetable oils (resulting from food preparation)
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which are discharged to a sewage disposal system or accumulated in collection devices or
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traps that are associated with sewage disposal systems, conduits, sewers, plumbing fixtures
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and attachments. However, this definition shall exclude petroleum products, lubricants,
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silicones and greases of mineral or synthetic origin. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Grease Trap - correct answer✔✔a device designed to intercept and retain grease present in
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sewage or other wastewater. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Gullied Land - correct answer✔✔areas where gullies occupy nearly all of the surface area.
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Areas in which gullies occur within spatial intervals of less than one hundred (100) feet
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shall be classified as a soil gullied land complex. Gullies of more than one hundred (100)
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feet spatial intervals shall be located on the soil maps with the designated symbols.
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, Gully - correct answer✔✔a miniature valley (more than one (1) foot in depth) cut by
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running water and through which water generally runs during and shortly after rainfall. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Installer of Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems - correct answer✔✔a person who contracts ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
or otherwise installs, constructs, alters, or extends a subsurface sewage disposal system.
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Lot - correct answer✔✔a part of a subdivision or a parcel of land intended for the building
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of a single house, building or other development where a subsurface sewage disposal
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system is to be used. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Maintenance Providers - correct answer✔✔individuals who provide routine or periodic ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
action to ensure proper system performance for systems authorized by these rules.
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Manufacturer - correct answer✔✔the company or its authorized representative producing a ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
proprietary product.
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Miscellaneous Land Types - correct answer✔✔areas on the earth's surface that are non-soil ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
(rocks, water etc.) and soils that are difficult or impossible to classify in soil series (filled
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land, graded land, gullied land, paved areas etc.). ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Packaged Subsurface Drip Disposal (SDD) - correct answer✔✔a pre-engineered SDD ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
system or ATS/SDD system that has been approved by this Department for a definite set of ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
site criteria. ||\\//||
Percolation Rate - correct answer✔✔the rate at which water moves into the soil as ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
determined by a percolation test ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Percolation Test - correct answer✔✔a method of determining the usability of an area for ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
subsurface sewage disposal by testing for the rate at which the undisturbed soil in a series ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
of test holes of standard size will absorb water per unit of surface area.
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