Aquatic Exam Math Review

1) A canal needs to be treated. The canal is 4 miles long and 20 ft wide. What surface area will you treat?

A) 80 acres
B) 1056 acres
C) 9.7 acres
D) 2.4 acres

2) A local lake is about 3 miles across and roughly circular. What is the approximate surface area in acres?

A) 450 acres
B) 1276 acres
C) 4522 acres
D) 7920 acres

3) How many acre-feet in a rectangular pond 500 ft wide and 1000 ft long with an average depth of 10 ft?

A) 41.3 acre ft
B) 114.8 acre ft
C) 330.5 acre ft
D) 1148.9 acre ft

4) What is the speed (in ft per minute) of a boat that sprays a 20 ft swath while moving 120 ft every 40 seconds?

A) 30 ft/min
B) 180 ft/min
C) 240 ft/min
D) 800 ft/min

5) A spray boat is fitted with a 300 gallon tank and calibrated to spray 25 gallons per acre. What is the maximum number of acres the boat can treat?

A) 4 acres
B) 8 acres
C) 10 acres
D) 12 acres

6) Which of the following best describes the output rate (in gallons per minute) of a pump that delivers 21 gallons in a 4 minute trial?

A) 2.57 gal/min
B) 3.33 gal/min
C) 4.26 gal/min
D) 5.25 gal/min

7) Which of the following best identifies the number of gallons of surfactant needed in a 200 gallon tank in order to have a 1.5% concentration in the tank?

A) 1.5 gal
B) 2.5 gal
C) 3.0 gal
D) 4.0 gal

8) Which of the following best identifies the total gallons of spray mix needed to treat 3 miles of canal bank (both sides) when the treatment swath is 15 ft per side and the equipment has been calibrated to apply 35 gallons of spray mix per acre?

A) 127 gal
B) 190.7 gal
C) 381.8 gal
D) 453.6 gal

9) If a direct-metering system known to deliver 3.2 fluid ounces of herbicide per minute is on a boat that treats .05 surface acres per minute, how many gallons of herbicide product will be applied per acre?

A) .50 gal
B) .75 gal
C) 1.0 gal
D) 1.25 gal

10) A boat fitted with a direct-metering device covers .05 surface acres per minute. The herbicide calls for an application rate of 2 quarts of product per acre. Which of the following best indicates the number of fluid ounces of herbicide product that the direct-metering device must deliver per minute?

A) 1.6 oz/min
B) 3.2 oz/min
C) 5.5 oz/min
D) 7.1 oz/min

11) A boat mounted spreader needs to apply a 15% pelletized herbicide at a rate of 50 pounds per acre. Testing reveals that boat treats .5 acres per minute. Which of the following best identifies the pounds of pellets that this spreader must broadcast each minute?

A) 3.75 #
B) 15 #
C) 25 #
D) 60 #

12) Which of the following best identifies the spray volume rate (in gallons per acre) being delivered by a handgun that discharges 2.0 gallons of spray per minute as it treats a swath 15 feet wide? The handgun is being operated from a truck traveling along the canal bank at a speed of 100 feet per minute.

A) 21 gal/acre
B) 37 gal/acre
C) 58 gal/acre
D) 72 gal/acre

13) Which of the following approximates the total amount of 5% pelletized herbicide needed to treat 2 miles of canal at a rate of 40 pounds of pellets per acre? The canal is 25 feet wide.

A) 135 #
B) 242 #
C) 370 #
D) 412 #

14) Which of the following best identifies the number of gallons of an algicide containing 3 pounds of active ingredient per gallon of formulation needed to treat a 3 acre pond that has an average depth of 10 ft? The product label specifies a .5 PPM active ingredient treatment rate.

A) 5.7 gal
B) 10 gal
C) 13.5 gal
D) 40.5 gal

 

 This page last updated on 05/27/08