RPF Exam April 2023 Key Words Questions With Complete Solutions

1972 Federal Clean Water Act correct answer: - Created pollution control programs ( waste water standards for industry -The CWA made it unlawful to discharge any pollutant from a point source into navigable waters, unless a permit was obtained. -Forest Practice qualifies as a non point source under the clean water act. Section 208 of Pl 92-500 3P sampling correct answer: probability proportional to prediction Benefits: designed when a highly precise estimate of volume or value is required Downsides: not a replacement for operational cruises • variation of list sampling • exploits cruisers ability to ESTIMATE volume abiotic correct answer: pertaining to the nonliving parts of an ecosystem, such as soil particles, bedrock, air, water Active Channel Width correct answer: the width of a Watercourse channel at the height of the Active Channel. The Active Channel width may be indicated by absence of vegetation or the presence of actively scoured sediment advection fog correct answer: fog produced when air that is warmer and more moist than the ground surface moves over the ground surface. The term advection means a horizontal movement of air. Aeciospores correct answer: are one of several different types of spores formed by Rusts. They each have two nuclei and are typically seen in chain-like formations in the aecium. aerosol-enhancement of diffuse illumination correct answer: enhancement of diffuse illumination. A colloidal suspension in which the dispersed phase is either solid or liquid particles and the dispersion medium is gasly, usually air. Afforestation correct answer: The establishment of a forest or a stand in an area where the proceeding vegetation or land use was not forest Agrilus auroguttatus correct answer: (Gold Spotted Oak Borer) -Agrilus auroguttatus is an invasive pest contributing to the on-going oak tree mortality occurring on federal, state, private, and local Native American lands in many areas of San Diego County. -Widespread oak mortality can have severe implications to the environment and human safety.