12 Days of Quizzes

Day 11

Christmas is almost here and it is the most wonderful time of the year…to prepare for the California Supplemental Exam for landscape architects.

Drop the candy cane and test your knowledge with another CSE quiz. This is the eleventh quiz in the 12 Days of Quizzes series.

On the Eleventh Day of Christmas…

On the Eleventh Day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…eleven pipers piping…

The pipers in the traditional Christmas song are playing joyful music. But if your landscape architect, no sound is more soothing than the sound of a well-designed irrigation system.

Irrigation and the California Supplemental Exam

Today’s quiz is about irrigation design and irrigation system components. There are many questions about irrigation and water conservation on the California Supplemental Exam for landscape architects. You may also want to take California Model Water Efficient Landscape ordinance quiz as well.

1. Which types of water can be used to irrigate a public park?

 potable water
 gray water
 recycled water
 both a and c
 all the above

2. Which type of back flow prevention device provides the most protection against contamination?

 reduced pressure (RP) backflow preventer
 double check valve backflow preventer
 pressure vacuum breaker (PVB)
 atmospheric vacuum breaker (AVB)

3. Can a valve be attached downstream of an atmospheric vacuum breaker (AVB)?

 yes; the atmospheric vacuum breaker (AVB) protects the system from contamination
 no; any valve downstream from a ASV is not protected

4. How much static pressure is lost for each foot of elevation gained in an irrigation system?

 0.50 psi
 1.23 psi
 0.43 psi
 0.043 psi

5. What happens to the radius of a spray head when water pressure increases?

 the radius increases
 the radius decreases
 no change to the radius
 none of the above

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About John

John is a landscape architect who is currently preparing to take the California Supplemental Exam to become licensed in California. He is currently a licensed professional landscape architect in Georgia and Florida. John graduated from California State University, Pomona with a BSLA degree in landscape architecture in 1997 and has extensive practice experience in residential and commercial landscape design.