Question

Identify the process described by the physical transport of pesticides over the ground surface by rainwater.

1. Runoff is the term for the physical movement of pesticides across the ground surface due to rainwater.
2. Leaching is the process of pesticides moving over the ground surface with rainwater.
3. Volatilization describes the surface movement of pesticides by rainwater.
4. Absorption is the physical transport of pesticides over the ground by rainwater.

• A. 1 only
• B. 3 only
• C. 2, 4
• D. All

Answer 1

Answer:

A. 1 only

• Physical transport of pesticides over the ground surface by rainwater - Runoff

• Movement of pesticides downward through the soil by rainwater or by irrigation water - Leaching