Composting Test

Composting Test
Please fill out your email address in the first box and your name, ISA cert. no. & specialty in the second box. Answer the questions below and when you are finished, press submit.

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Question: 1. Composts are made by:
thermal composting.
worm-driven processes.
static composting.
all of the above.

Question: 2. The organic nature of compost improves:
nutrients and heavy metals.
the home for cation exchange capacity.
the cation exchange capacity of the soil.
all of the above.

Question: 3. Successful thermal composting requires attention to:
site selection.
the management of the materials.
utilization of the product.
all of the above.

Question: 4. The composting site must have a total acreage of approximately:
1 acre per 10 square miles of municipality.
1 acre per 20 square miles of municipality.
1 acre per 30 miles of streets.
1 acre per 50 miles of streets.

Question: 5. The leaves should be piled in windrows that are:
as wide as they are high.
as long or as wide as the available site.
as high as the equipment can reach.
All of the above.

Question: 6. 1000 cubic yards of leaves on the street will eventually become:
200 cubic yards of composted leaf mold.
150 cubic yards of composted leaf mold.
100 cubic yards of composted leaf mold.
50 cubic yards of composted leaf mold.

Question: 7. The following are necessary steps required to insure successful composting:
air.
heat.
nutrients.
all of the above.

Question: 8. Forest composting is:
favored by gardeners.
a very fast process.
the natural composting process.
useful when worms are present.

Question: 9. Static composting requires:
monthly rotation of the products.
2 to 3 years to complete.
composting bins.
trenches to hold the compost product.

Question: 10. Worm driven composting is:
favored by municipalities because it saves the cost of leaf removal.
filled with any biodegradable, non-animal waste product.
filling a trench with compost products.
all of the above.

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