The Final Exam Quiz

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  1. On a totally skinned infield (softball and some youth baseball), use the clock method to manage your daily dragging direction and starting & stopping points.1
  2. When repairing a wear hole in the pitching mound or home plate area, it is important to use _______ in order to ensure effective binding to the existing clay.1
  3. “Back raking” is a technique used after rainfall for scarifying your infield skin to help it dry more quickly.1
  4. To make sure you can deliver adequate water volume, what is the minimum hose size you should use for watering your infield skin?1
  5. What type of tamp should you use to get the most concentrated packing power?1
  6. The dragging pattern that helps build or maintain surface grade on a totally skinned infield is the:1
  7. Under what conditions is it a bad idea to “hydrowash” a lip out of your turf edge?1
  8. A _______ is a good tool for finish grooming the pitching mound because it conforms well to the curvature of the mound.1
  9. To effectively repair clay on the pitching mound or home plate area, it is very important to remove all loose material and debris from the wear holes before proceeding with installing replacement clay.1
  10. To keep baselines smooth without high and low spots on an traditional field with a grass infield, you should shimmy your hand-pulled nail drag back and forth, moving up and down the baselines to crosscut the soil.1
  11. In order to keep an infield skin nice and smooth for maximum playability, you should nail drag or float drag in one direction only.1
  12. If watering right before a day game, be sure to wet down the infield grass to make sure it doesn’t get too dry during the game.1
  13. The entire foul line should be completely in foul territory.1
  14. To effectively repair clay on the pitching mound or home plate area, it is very important to remove all loose material and debris from the wear holes before proceeding with installing replacement clay.1
  15. What are the consequences of a lip being allowed to form on a turfgrass edge on a ballfield?1
  16. Hand dragging skinned areas along the turf edge can help minimize “lip buildup”.1
  17. When tamping down new clay added for repair, remember to tamp _______ .1
  18. At 1st and 3rd base, the foul edge of the foul line should line up with:1
  19. When chalking lines on a ballfield, which of these procedures is INCORRECT?1
  20. Which of these tools would you use to remove a “loose lip”?1
  21. Bridging occurs in the hopper of a chalker when the chalk has absorbed too much oxygen and expands, creating an overflow of chalk.1
  22. The more moisture you can keep in your infield skin without getting sloppy:1
  23. To clean an aerosol paint sprayer, simply _______ .1
  24. Which of these does NOT need to be taken into consideration when determining how much water to apply to an infield skin?1
  25. Bulk paint sprayers should __________ at the end of each work day.1