Certified Storm Water Operator Exam Unit 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers

Certified Storm Water Operator Exam Unit 1
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Erosion is the process where soil particles are ______ or _______ and put in motion. -
CORRECT ANSWER - dislodged, detached


Sedimentation is the process whereby detached particles are ______ elsewhere. - CORRECT
ANSWER - deposited


Sediment is solid _______ or ________ particulate matter that has been removed from its site of
origin by _____, ____ or _______ and deposited elsewhere. - CORRECT ANSWER -
mineral, organic, wind, water, and gravity


Accelerated erosion is a speeding up of erosion due to _______ activity. - CORRECT
ANSWER - human



Major erosive forces are water and ____. - CORRECT ANSWER - wind


In some areas, more soil is lost from _____ erosion than from water erosion. - CORRECT
ANSWER - wind


The effects of ______ erosion are usually more visible than ______ erosion. - CORRECT
ANSWER - water, wind



The three categories of overland erosion are: - CORRECT ANSWER - sheet, rill, gully


_______ erosion is the removal of a uniform layer of soil from rain splash and storm water
runoff. - CORRECT ANSWER - Sheet