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FSESCI Exam 2025/2026 Exam
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Erosion - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The process by which the land surface is worn away by
the action of wind, water, and gravity
Sedimentation - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The settling out of particles transported by wind
and water
Soil erosion can be classified as either ___ erosion or ___ erosion, and the sources
can be either ___ or ___ - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔wind, water, natural, manmade
Water erosion can be classified as either ___ erosion or ___ and ___ erosion - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔overland, stream, channel
What are the four processes of overland erosion? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Splash or rain
drop, sheet, rill, and gully
What are the four principle factors influencing soil erosion? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Soil
characteristics, vegetative cover, topography, and climate
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List three physical effects of erosion and sedimentation - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Increased flooding reduced hydraulic capacity in rivers, streams, channels,
reservoirs; increased maintenance of stormwater systems; increased water
treatment costs; decreased recreational value
List three biological effects of erosion and sedimentation - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Reduced light for aquatic plants; clogs fish gills; impairs spawning; disrupts
food chain; blankets bottom, suppresses aquatic life; disrupts ecosystem
Plan the development to fit the terrain using the particular - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Topography, soils, drainage patterns, natural vegetation of the site, and
minimize the extent of the area exposed at one time and the duration of exposure
Apply ___ practices to protect the disturbed area from off-site runoff and to protect
off-site areas from sediment damage - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔perimeter control
Apply ___ practices to prevent excessive on-site damage - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔erosion
control
Keep runoff velocities ___ and ___ runoff on the site - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔low; retain
It is very important to stabilize disturbed areas ___ after final grading to prevent
raindrop impacts from causing erosion - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔immediately
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Implement a thorough ___ and ___ (inspection) program as required in the
Construction Generic Permit (CGP) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔maintenance; follow up
Soil particles smaller than 0.002 mm are classified as ___ and along with ___ are
the two soil types that cause the most erosion/turbidity problems in Florida and the
world - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔clay; muck
Soils in the Type A hydrologic group have ___ infiltration rates and ___ runoff
potential even when thoroughly wetted - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔high; low
Soils in the Type D hydrologic group have ___ infiltration rates and ___ runoff
potential even when thoroughly wetted - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔low; high
The ___ is the only factor in the Universal Soil Loss Equation which is beyond the
developer's control - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔rainfall erosion index
Slope ___, ___, and ___ are the factors most easily manipulated by the developer -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔length; gradient; cover factor
The RUSLE is used on our construction sites to predict ___ - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔soil
loss
Stabilize disturbed lands immediately to save ___ - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔money
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FSESCI Exam 2025/2026 Exam
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Already Graded A+
Erosion - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The process by which the land surface is worn away by
the action of wind, water, and gravity
Sedimentation - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The settling out of particles transported by wind
and water
Soil erosion can be classified as either ___ erosion or ___ erosion, and the sources
can be either ___ or ___ - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔wind, water, natural, manmade
Water erosion can be classified as either ___ erosion or ___ and ___ erosion - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔overland, stream, channel
What are the four processes of overland erosion? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Splash or rain
drop, sheet, rill, and gully
What are the four principle factors influencing soil erosion? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Soil
characteristics, vegetative cover, topography, and climate
COPYRIGHT©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY 1
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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List three physical effects of erosion and sedimentation - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Increased flooding reduced hydraulic capacity in rivers, streams, channels,
reservoirs; increased maintenance of stormwater systems; increased water
treatment costs; decreased recreational value
List three biological effects of erosion and sedimentation - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Reduced light for aquatic plants; clogs fish gills; impairs spawning; disrupts
food chain; blankets bottom, suppresses aquatic life; disrupts ecosystem
Plan the development to fit the terrain using the particular - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Topography, soils, drainage patterns, natural vegetation of the site, and
minimize the extent of the area exposed at one time and the duration of exposure
Apply ___ practices to protect the disturbed area from off-site runoff and to protect
off-site areas from sediment damage - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔perimeter control
Apply ___ practices to prevent excessive on-site damage - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔erosion
control
Keep runoff velocities ___ and ___ runoff on the site - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔low; retain
It is very important to stabilize disturbed areas ___ after final grading to prevent
raindrop impacts from causing erosion - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔immediately
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Implement a thorough ___ and ___ (inspection) program as required in the
Construction Generic Permit (CGP) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔maintenance; follow up
Soil particles smaller than 0.002 mm are classified as ___ and along with ___ are
the two soil types that cause the most erosion/turbidity problems in Florida and the
world - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔clay; muck
Soils in the Type A hydrologic group have ___ infiltration rates and ___ runoff
potential even when thoroughly wetted - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔high; low
Soils in the Type D hydrologic group have ___ infiltration rates and ___ runoff
potential even when thoroughly wetted - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔low; high
The ___ is the only factor in the Universal Soil Loss Equation which is beyond the
developer's control - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔rainfall erosion index
Slope ___, ___, and ___ are the factors most easily manipulated by the developer -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔length; gradient; cover factor
The RUSLE is used on our construction sites to predict ___ - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔soil
loss
Stabilize disturbed lands immediately to save ___ - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔money
COPYRIGHT©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY 3
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
