Practice Definition (43.2.1) - Infiltration and Consumptive Use - Hydrology & Water Resources Engineering

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Question 1.
What is consumptive use?
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Think about how water is utilized by plants.
Question 2.
What are the components of evapotranspiration?
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Both processes involve water loss.
3Question 3.
What does consumptive use refer to?
- Water released from soil
- Water absorbed by plants
- Water lost through evapotranspiration
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Focus on how water is used and lost.
4Question 4.
True or False: Interception losses refer to water lost from the soil.
- True
- False
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Consider how water interacts with plants.
Question 5.
If a region has an average effective rainfall of 50 mm and the total water requirement for crops is 200 mm, calculate the irrigation requirement.
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Remember the irrigation requirement formula!
Question 6.
A farmer wants to optimize their irrigation based on consumptive use. They find that their crop's average ET is 5 mm/day. If the growing season is 30 days, what is the total water needed?
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Multiplication will give you the total water needed across the season.

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