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WorksheetsPesticide Core Review - Unit 5
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the "environment"?
Farms
Lawns and Greenspaces
Forests
Everything around us
Which of the following is not a sensitive area?
Which of the following is point source pollution?
Oil in street waste water after a rain
Over applying lawn fertilizer
Erosion of pesticide contaminated soil
Spills of concentrated pesticides when mixing or loading
Pesticide movement offsite through the air is called?
Leaching
Runoff
Drift
Persistance
Which word best describes pesticide movement through water that moves across the surface of the ground?
Leaching
Runoff
Drift
Persistance?
Which word describes the movement of water downward through the soil?
Leaching
Runoff
Drift
Persistance
Which weather factors contribute towards pesticide drift?
Strong winds
Low relative humidity
High temperatures
Temperature inversions
All of these contribute towards pesticide drift.
What type of soil is most prone to rapid leaching into groundwater?
Sand (coarse particles)
Silt (average particles)
Clay (fine particles)
All soil types leach at the same rate.
Which pesticide would be most likely to move offsite in water?
Highly soluble and highly persistent
Low solubility and low adsorptive
Low persistence and high adsorption
Low solubility and high adsorption
Which strategy is not a widely accepted strategy to prevent groundwater contamination?
Use an air gap when filling your tank
Use a check valve or anti-siphon device when filling the tank
Locate mixing and loading areas at least 100' away from the water table
Mix and load pesticides in a shallow creek bed so spills will wash away from your property.
A volatile pesticide:
Can quickly make the applicator angry
Changes from a liquid to a gas after application
Changes price very frequently
Is generally best for use in sensitive areas
