Irrigation

Irrigation means..........................

• growing new plants in the desert.

• using the date palm trees to build houses.

• putting water on to dry land so that crops will grow well.

Watering of plants through artificial means------

• Soil conservation

• Irrigation

• Soil erosion

Which type of irrigation runs water into furrows beside rows of plants?

• drip

• surface

• hand-moved

• side-rolling

Which type of irrigation sends water to the root zone of plants?

• drip

• pop-up heads

• side-roll watering

• transpiration

Surface and sprinkler irrigation involves wetting the whole soil.

• True

• False

In drip irrigation water is applied close to plants.

• True

• False

What happens in drip irrigation

• Water falls drop wise on roots

• Water is sprinkled on. Crops

• Water is drawn from lakes

• All

What happens in sprinkler irrigation

• Water is put drop wise to roots

• Water is sprinkled on crops

• Water is pumped from river

• Ground water is taken

Which one has rotating nozzles on perpendicular pipes for irrigation

• Drip

• Sprinkler

• Tube well

• All

…………………….. is a form of overhead irrigation.

• Drip

• Sprinkler

• Terraced

• Central pivot