TCEQ Exam Practice Questions and
Answers
1. Absorption Rate is also known as: Infiltration rate
2. SVB is an abbreviation for: Spill resistant vacuum breaker
3. Which of the following statements about control wire is correct?
a. The smaller the gauge number, the smaller the wire
b. The larger the gauge number, the smaller the wire
c. The gauge has nothing to do with the size of the wired.
d. Automatic systems do not need control wires: b. The larger the gauge number,
the smaller the wire
4. Term used when all heads discharge varying amounts of water,
combining to produce uniform coverage: Matched precipitation
5. Static pressure - all pressure losses =: Dynamic head pressure
6. AWWA is an abbreviation for: American Water Works Association
7. A valve permitting water to flow in one direction: Check valve
,8. One complete operation of a controller through all programmed
stations: Cycle
9. Minimum pressure required for a system to operate properly is:
Design pressure
10. Type of damage occurring when water travels unrestricted
through empty lateral lines: Dry line shock
11. Device which allows water to flow out slowly in a drip
irrigation system is: Emitter
12. Which discharge rate best describes that of a residential spray
head?: 2gpm
13. When water flows through piping, pressure is lost as a result of:
friction
14. As a
general guideline, the design pressure should not exceed of
the static pressure: 90%
15. Generally, sleeves should be
at least larger than the irrigation
,piping required: 2 sizes
16. PVC pipe with the same physical dimensions as iron pipe:
Schedule pipe
17. The process of plant material giving off water vapor from the
leaves: Transpira- tion
18. Shock wave created by a fast closing valve: Water hammer
19. What would the standard "designation code" be for pressure
rated plastic pipe with the following characteristics:
PVC pipe, type one, grade two, 2000psi hydrostatic design pressure:
1220
20. Act of chemically fusing PVC pipe and fittings together: Solvent
welding
21. PVC is an abbreviation for: polyvinyl chloride
22. Flexible part of an automatic valve which regulates the passage
of water?: -
Diaphragm
, 23. What does I.P.S. stand for?: Iron Pipe Size
24. What does M.I.P stand for?: Male iron pipe
25. What does F.I.P stand for?: Female iron pipe
26. What does F.I.P.T stand for?: Female Internal Pipe Thread
27. How long is an irrigation license good for?: Three years
28. What must you do before your license expires?: Obtain 24hrs of
continuing education units
29. What is the isolation valve located between?: Meter and Backflow
30. How long does pressure have to exist to be constant?: 12hrs
31. True or false - Poly drip tubing is UV resistant: True
32. Do radius and GPM change when nozzles are changed?: Yes
33. Which is / are strategic goal/s of the TCEQ?
a. Enforcement
b. Water Quality
c. All of the above
d. Waste management: C. All of the above
34. Which of the following licensed individuals is responsible for
obtaining per- mits and inspections?
a. Licensed irrigator
b. Licensed Technician (under supervision of the irrigator)
c. Both: a. licensed irrigator
35. Which of the following can install an irrigation system?
Answers
1. Absorption Rate is also known as: Infiltration rate
2. SVB is an abbreviation for: Spill resistant vacuum breaker
3. Which of the following statements about control wire is correct?
a. The smaller the gauge number, the smaller the wire
b. The larger the gauge number, the smaller the wire
c. The gauge has nothing to do with the size of the wired.
d. Automatic systems do not need control wires: b. The larger the gauge number,
the smaller the wire
4. Term used when all heads discharge varying amounts of water,
combining to produce uniform coverage: Matched precipitation
5. Static pressure - all pressure losses =: Dynamic head pressure
6. AWWA is an abbreviation for: American Water Works Association
7. A valve permitting water to flow in one direction: Check valve
,8. One complete operation of a controller through all programmed
stations: Cycle
9. Minimum pressure required for a system to operate properly is:
Design pressure
10. Type of damage occurring when water travels unrestricted
through empty lateral lines: Dry line shock
11. Device which allows water to flow out slowly in a drip
irrigation system is: Emitter
12. Which discharge rate best describes that of a residential spray
head?: 2gpm
13. When water flows through piping, pressure is lost as a result of:
friction
14. As a
general guideline, the design pressure should not exceed of
the static pressure: 90%
15. Generally, sleeves should be
at least larger than the irrigation
,piping required: 2 sizes
16. PVC pipe with the same physical dimensions as iron pipe:
Schedule pipe
17. The process of plant material giving off water vapor from the
leaves: Transpira- tion
18. Shock wave created by a fast closing valve: Water hammer
19. What would the standard "designation code" be for pressure
rated plastic pipe with the following characteristics:
PVC pipe, type one, grade two, 2000psi hydrostatic design pressure:
1220
20. Act of chemically fusing PVC pipe and fittings together: Solvent
welding
21. PVC is an abbreviation for: polyvinyl chloride
22. Flexible part of an automatic valve which regulates the passage
of water?: -
Diaphragm
, 23. What does I.P.S. stand for?: Iron Pipe Size
24. What does M.I.P stand for?: Male iron pipe
25. What does F.I.P stand for?: Female iron pipe
26. What does F.I.P.T stand for?: Female Internal Pipe Thread
27. How long is an irrigation license good for?: Three years
28. What must you do before your license expires?: Obtain 24hrs of
continuing education units
29. What is the isolation valve located between?: Meter and Backflow
30. How long does pressure have to exist to be constant?: 12hrs
31. True or false - Poly drip tubing is UV resistant: True
32. Do radius and GPM change when nozzles are changed?: Yes
33. Which is / are strategic goal/s of the TCEQ?
a. Enforcement
b. Water Quality
c. All of the above
d. Waste management: C. All of the above
34. Which of the following licensed individuals is responsible for
obtaining per- mits and inspections?
a. Licensed irrigator
b. Licensed Technician (under supervision of the irrigator)
c. Both: a. licensed irrigator
35. Which of the following can install an irrigation system?
