LESSON 3
PRACTICE EXERCISE
The following items will test your grasp of the material covered in this lesson. There is only one correct answer
for each item. When you complete the exercise, check your answer with the answer key that follows. If you
answer any item incorrectly, study again that part of the lesson which contains the portion involved.
1.
The maximum representative flow time for runoff originating in a drainage area and arriving at the outlet
of the same drainage area is-
A.
TOCx
B.
Inlet timex
C.
Inlet timew-x
D.
C
2.
The total peak flow is __________ the individual peak flows in successive areas.
A.
Less than the sum of
B.
Greater than the sum of
C.
Equal to the sum of
D.
An average of
3.
The time or water to travel from the most remote point on a flow path in the drainage system to outlet X is
called-
A.
Inlet timex
B.
Inlet timew-x
C.
TOC
D.
TOCx
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