IOWA CORE MANUAL CORRECT FINALS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔The ease of dissolving a product in water - ✔✔What is the definition for pesticide
solubility?
A. The process of a pesticide binding to soil particles
B. The breakdown of pesticides into less toxic chemicals
C. The ease of dissolving a product in water
D. The measure of danger of the product to human health
✔✔Physical incompatibility - ✔✔What is the term for pesticides that when mixed
together do not stay uniformly mixed in the spray tank even with adequate agitation?
✔✔4EC - ✔✔What is the formulation abbreviation for 4 pounds of active ingredient per
gallon in an emulsifiable concentrate formulation?
A. 0.04 Ibs
B. 0.4E
C. 4AI
D. 4EC
✔✔Broadcast - ✔✔Which type of pesticide application involves the uniform application
of a pesticide to an entire area or field?
A. Band
B. Basal
C. Boom
D. Broadcast
✔✔7.25 pints - ✔✔You are spraying a corn field for stalk borers that are entering the
field edge. You are using an insecticide with a labeled rate of 3 pints per acre. You are
only treating the outside 8 rows (30-inch rows) and have a strip to treat that is a total of
1 mile in length. How much insecticide do you need for this jobs? 1 mile = 5280 ft, 1
acre = 43,560 square ft.
A. 3.75 pints
, B. 5 pints
C. 7.25 pints
D. 12.5 pints
✔✔Mechanical - ✔✔Traps, barriers, screens, and preventing pest access are examples
of what method of pest management?
✔✔Soluble powders - ✔✔Which of the following formulations dissolves in water?
A. Emulsifiable concentrates
B. Soluble powders
C. Water-dispersible granules
D. Wettable powders
✔✔Tolerance - ✔✔What describes the legal amount of pesticide residue allowed in or
on a raw agricultural commodity?
✔✔Commercial applicator - ✔✔Which of the following describes persons who apply or
use a pesticide on any property of another person for compensation?
A. Certified handler
B. Commercial applicator
C. Noncommercial applicator
D. Public applicator
✔✔Large orifices at low pressure - ✔✔Which of the following nozzle situations
minimizes the potential for pesticide drift?
A. Small orifices at low pressure
B. Small orifices at high pressure
C. Large orifices at low pressure
D. Large orifices at high pressure
✔✔75 pints - ✔✔A pesticide label calls for a broadcast application of 2.5 pints of
product per acre. Your sprayer holds 450 gallons and calibrated to apply 15 gallons of
spray mixture per acre. How much product is needed for each fill?
A. 30 pints
B. 37.5 pints
C. 60 pints
D. 75 pints
✔✔specified on the label - ✔✔The PPE used during pesticide application are _____.
A. based on applicator preference
B. specified on the label
C. specified by the client
D. usually not necessary
✔✔LD50 - ✔✔Which of the following is NOT part of the pesticide label?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔The ease of dissolving a product in water - ✔✔What is the definition for pesticide
solubility?
A. The process of a pesticide binding to soil particles
B. The breakdown of pesticides into less toxic chemicals
C. The ease of dissolving a product in water
D. The measure of danger of the product to human health
✔✔Physical incompatibility - ✔✔What is the term for pesticides that when mixed
together do not stay uniformly mixed in the spray tank even with adequate agitation?
✔✔4EC - ✔✔What is the formulation abbreviation for 4 pounds of active ingredient per
gallon in an emulsifiable concentrate formulation?
A. 0.04 Ibs
B. 0.4E
C. 4AI
D. 4EC
✔✔Broadcast - ✔✔Which type of pesticide application involves the uniform application
of a pesticide to an entire area or field?
A. Band
B. Basal
C. Boom
D. Broadcast
✔✔7.25 pints - ✔✔You are spraying a corn field for stalk borers that are entering the
field edge. You are using an insecticide with a labeled rate of 3 pints per acre. You are
only treating the outside 8 rows (30-inch rows) and have a strip to treat that is a total of
1 mile in length. How much insecticide do you need for this jobs? 1 mile = 5280 ft, 1
acre = 43,560 square ft.
A. 3.75 pints
, B. 5 pints
C. 7.25 pints
D. 12.5 pints
✔✔Mechanical - ✔✔Traps, barriers, screens, and preventing pest access are examples
of what method of pest management?
✔✔Soluble powders - ✔✔Which of the following formulations dissolves in water?
A. Emulsifiable concentrates
B. Soluble powders
C. Water-dispersible granules
D. Wettable powders
✔✔Tolerance - ✔✔What describes the legal amount of pesticide residue allowed in or
on a raw agricultural commodity?
✔✔Commercial applicator - ✔✔Which of the following describes persons who apply or
use a pesticide on any property of another person for compensation?
A. Certified handler
B. Commercial applicator
C. Noncommercial applicator
D. Public applicator
✔✔Large orifices at low pressure - ✔✔Which of the following nozzle situations
minimizes the potential for pesticide drift?
A. Small orifices at low pressure
B. Small orifices at high pressure
C. Large orifices at low pressure
D. Large orifices at high pressure
✔✔75 pints - ✔✔A pesticide label calls for a broadcast application of 2.5 pints of
product per acre. Your sprayer holds 450 gallons and calibrated to apply 15 gallons of
spray mixture per acre. How much product is needed for each fill?
A. 30 pints
B. 37.5 pints
C. 60 pints
D. 75 pints
✔✔specified on the label - ✔✔The PPE used during pesticide application are _____.
A. based on applicator preference
B. specified on the label
C. specified by the client
D. usually not necessary
✔✔LD50 - ✔✔Which of the following is NOT part of the pesticide label?
