CCA INTERNATIONAL EXAM SOIL AND
WATER MANAGEMENT EXAM 2025/2026
WITH ACTUAL CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED DETAILED ANSWERS
|FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS|ALREADY GRADED A+| BRAND
NEW VERSION!!|GUARANTEED PASS
which of the following irrigation systems is least labor intensive?
sprinkler
flood
furrow
drip
sprinkler
which of the below is an example of sub-surface drainage
ditch
precision leaching
interceptor drain
grassed waterway
interceptor drain
If a septic system is being planned for a housing subdivision, a ____ order soil survey is needed.
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
1st
Knowing the drainage class of soil is helpful when building a _______.
pond, wetland, road (all of the above)
Which kind of erosion removes a thin layer of soil?
a. splash
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,b. sheet
c. rill
d. gully
sheet
which of the following is a kind of wind erosion that forms dust storms?
suspension
saltation
surface creep
incursion
suspension
any factor that _____runoff and _____surface protection, increases erosion
decreases, decreses
increases, increases
decreased, increases
increases, decreases
increases, decreases
which of the following factors does not affect wind erosion?
surface roughness
vegetation
slope length
soil texture
slope length
The amount of soil that can be lost by erosion, while crop production is maintained
economically for the long-term is _____________________.
soil erosion potential
soil loss tolerance
soil economic threhold
soil maximum erosion limit
soil loss tolerance
in most situations, surface soil______will be lower after water erosion occurs
CEC
PH
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, organic matter content
clay content
organic matter content
which of the following would be an acceptable conservation practice for a steep slope
cord production
wind breaks
tillage perpendicular contours
terracing
terracing
maintaining surface residues on a soil will ____surface soil warming in the spring
retard
enhance
not affect
eliminate
retard
soil erosion potewntial is highest in which of the following?
clean-till
no-till
mulch-till
strip-till
clean till
what is the percent crop residue cover if the avg number of residue intersections at 20 at 6 inch
increments over 50 feet?
10
15
20
40
20
When crop residues are removed from a field, soil ________ increases
erosion
Subsurface compaction from tillage usually starts __________.
at the depth of tillage
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WATER MANAGEMENT EXAM 2025/2026
WITH ACTUAL CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED DETAILED ANSWERS
|FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS|ALREADY GRADED A+| BRAND
NEW VERSION!!|GUARANTEED PASS
which of the following irrigation systems is least labor intensive?
sprinkler
flood
furrow
drip
sprinkler
which of the below is an example of sub-surface drainage
ditch
precision leaching
interceptor drain
grassed waterway
interceptor drain
If a septic system is being planned for a housing subdivision, a ____ order soil survey is needed.
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
1st
Knowing the drainage class of soil is helpful when building a _______.
pond, wetland, road (all of the above)
Which kind of erosion removes a thin layer of soil?
a. splash
1|Page
,b. sheet
c. rill
d. gully
sheet
which of the following is a kind of wind erosion that forms dust storms?
suspension
saltation
surface creep
incursion
suspension
any factor that _____runoff and _____surface protection, increases erosion
decreases, decreses
increases, increases
decreased, increases
increases, decreases
increases, decreases
which of the following factors does not affect wind erosion?
surface roughness
vegetation
slope length
soil texture
slope length
The amount of soil that can be lost by erosion, while crop production is maintained
economically for the long-term is _____________________.
soil erosion potential
soil loss tolerance
soil economic threhold
soil maximum erosion limit
soil loss tolerance
in most situations, surface soil______will be lower after water erosion occurs
CEC
PH
2|Page
, organic matter content
clay content
organic matter content
which of the following would be an acceptable conservation practice for a steep slope
cord production
wind breaks
tillage perpendicular contours
terracing
terracing
maintaining surface residues on a soil will ____surface soil warming in the spring
retard
enhance
not affect
eliminate
retard
soil erosion potewntial is highest in which of the following?
clean-till
no-till
mulch-till
strip-till
clean till
what is the percent crop residue cover if the avg number of residue intersections at 20 at 6 inch
increments over 50 feet?
10
15
20
40
20
When crop residues are removed from a field, soil ________ increases
erosion
Subsurface compaction from tillage usually starts __________.
at the depth of tillage
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