AGSM 105 EXAM GUIDE 2–QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT SOLUTIONS!!
Water Quality
a term used to describe the chemical, physical, and biological characteristics of water, usually in
respect to its suitability for a particular purpose.
domestic water use
used for household purposes, 85% is used delivered to homes by a public supply facility, aka
county water department
True
15% of the Nations population supplies their own water, mainly from wells
Commercial water use
-water used for motels, hotels, restaurants, office buildings, other commercial facilities, and
institutions.
- uses public supply sources, county water departments, self supplied sources and local wells
Watershed
the land area that drains water to a particular stream, river, or lake. land feature that can be
identified by tracing a line along the highest elevations between two areas on a map, often a
ridge. Large watersheds, like the Mississippi River basin contain thousands of smaller
watersheds.
Public Water Supply
, -Water withdrawn by public governments and agencies, such as a county water department, and
by private companies that is then delivered to users.
- provide water for domestic, commerical, thermoelectirc power, industral and public water users
- most people's household is delivered by this
- has at least 15 service connections(businesses, households and schools), or regularly serve at
least 25 individuals at least 60 days out of the year.
cfs
- cubic feet per second
- equals a volume of water 1 foot high and one foot wide flowing a distance of one foot in one
second
1=7.48 gallons of water flowing each second
-ex, cars gas tankk is 1 foot/ second the tank would fill in 2 seconds
GPM
- gallons per minute
- rate of flow in streams and rivers, for example
-garden hose- 5gpm, fire hose, 500 gpm, yard sprinkler, 500 gpm
conveyance loss
water that is lost in transit from a pipe, canal, or ditch by leakage or evaporation. Generally, the
water is not available for further use; however, leakage from an irrigation ditch, for example,
may percolate to a groundwater source and be available for further use.
Drainiage Basin
100% CORRECT SOLUTIONS!!
Water Quality
a term used to describe the chemical, physical, and biological characteristics of water, usually in
respect to its suitability for a particular purpose.
domestic water use
used for household purposes, 85% is used delivered to homes by a public supply facility, aka
county water department
True
15% of the Nations population supplies their own water, mainly from wells
Commercial water use
-water used for motels, hotels, restaurants, office buildings, other commercial facilities, and
institutions.
- uses public supply sources, county water departments, self supplied sources and local wells
Watershed
the land area that drains water to a particular stream, river, or lake. land feature that can be
identified by tracing a line along the highest elevations between two areas on a map, often a
ridge. Large watersheds, like the Mississippi River basin contain thousands of smaller
watersheds.
Public Water Supply
, -Water withdrawn by public governments and agencies, such as a county water department, and
by private companies that is then delivered to users.
- provide water for domestic, commerical, thermoelectirc power, industral and public water users
- most people's household is delivered by this
- has at least 15 service connections(businesses, households and schools), or regularly serve at
least 25 individuals at least 60 days out of the year.
cfs
- cubic feet per second
- equals a volume of water 1 foot high and one foot wide flowing a distance of one foot in one
second
1=7.48 gallons of water flowing each second
-ex, cars gas tankk is 1 foot/ second the tank would fill in 2 seconds
GPM
- gallons per minute
- rate of flow in streams and rivers, for example
-garden hose- 5gpm, fire hose, 500 gpm, yard sprinkler, 500 gpm
conveyance loss
water that is lost in transit from a pipe, canal, or ditch by leakage or evaporation. Generally, the
water is not available for further use; however, leakage from an irrigation ditch, for example,
may percolate to a groundwater source and be available for further use.
Drainiage Basin
