Name ________________ Period _____________ Date ___________
1: What five gardening practices can one learn about at the composting center.
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______________________________________ fire wise gardening
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______________________________________ grass-recycling
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______________________________________ water wise gardening
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______________________________________ backyard composting
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______________________________________ worm composting
2: What five problems does mulch protect your garden against?
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______________________________________ weeds
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______________________________________ evaporation
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______________________________________ heat
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______________________________________ erosion
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______________________________________ dust
3: How long would a 1 inch pipe have to be to hold the same amount of water as a one foot section of the big, 102 inch pipe? _____________ 10,000 feet
4: How big is the pipe coming directly out of Castaic Lake in diameter? ____________ 201 inches
5: What is the diameter of the pipe that runs from Castaic Lake through Santa Clarita up to the water treatment facility? ______________ 102 inches .
6: What four things does your soil type determine?
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______________________________________ how often to water
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______________________________________ how long to water
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______________________________________ what type of plants to grow
 at you need to do to improve your soil
7: What does it mean to be water wise?
To use our limited water supplies in the most efficient way
8: What six instruments are in the weather station at CLWA? What does each instrument measure?
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____________________________________________________ anemometer: wind speed
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____________________________________________________ weather vane: wind direction
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____________________________________________________ barometer: air pressure
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____________________________________________________ rain gauge: rain fall
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____________________________________________________ hygrometer: relative humidity
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____________________________________________________ thermometer: air temperature