Title: Planting
Course: MASTER-AGRI-1172-HB-2017-Malone > Section: Planting

The quiz for this module contains 18 multiple choices and true/false questions. Students will have one attempt and a 30 minute time limit to complete the quiz.

This quiz has a point value of: 20 points

Q: Which of these are control components on a planter?
- PWM hydraulic valve
- Hydraulic motor
- Row clutches
- Seed monitor sensors
- Down force springs
A: PWM hydraulic valve; Row clutches; Seed monitor sensors
If right: Your answer is correct.
If wrong: Your answer is incorrect.

Q: Why would anyone want to vary their hybrids across the field?
- To get each hybrid to the part of the field that suits it best
- To get the best out hybrid genetics
- So you don't have to settle for an average
- It will produce more bushels
- All of the above
A: All of the above
If right: Your answer is correct.
If wrong: Your answer is incorrect.

Q: What is the latest technology for downforce on planter?
- Active Hydraulic
- Active spring
- Pneumatic
- Active Pneumatic
- None of the above
A: Active Hydraulic
If right: Your answer is correct.
If wrong: Your answer is incorrect.

Q: Which of the following isn't a main components in hydraulic downforce?
- Actuator
- Encoder
- Hydraulic valve
- Weigh Pins
- Control module
A: Encoder
If right: Your answer is correct.
If wrong: Your answer is incorrect.

Q: Which of the following planter drives is the future of planter technology?
- Electric drive
- Hydraulic drive
- Ground drive
- Cable drive
- None of the above
A: Electric drive
If right: Your answer is correct.
If wrong: Your answer is incorrect.

Q: What has pushed the evolution of planters?
- Advances in technology
- Size of Farmers
- Size of Planters
- Demand for efficiency
- All of the above
A: All of the above
If right: Your answer is correct.
If wrong: Your answer is incorrect.

Q: How does a display calculate population singulation?
- Digital sensors send an average population
- Analog seed sensors send a pulse when a seed is dropped
- The encoder gives the monitor feed back
- The planter counts the seed after it falls in the trench
- None of the above
A: Analog seed sensors send a pulse when a seed is dropped
If right: Your answer is correct.
If wrong: Your answer is incorrect.

Q: Air operated clutches are the best option for trouble free operation for row shut off.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: The reason to put actively controlled down force on a planter is to keep the seed at the optimal depth through varying soil conditions.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: You can variable rate seeding easily with ground drive planters.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: The major components of a ground driven planter are a PWM valve and an Encoder.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: An electric drive planter eliminates the need for many chains, sprockets, and bearing on a planter.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: To calibrate a hydraulic drive, we need to know how many seeds per revolution of the encoder.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: An electrically driven planter uses clutches to shut off the row units individually.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Hydraulic drive if the most current type of planter drive on the market.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Certain companies put hydraulic cylinders on their planters to distribute the weight from the center to the wings.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: An analog seed tube sensor has a microprocessor in it.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Hydraulic requirement of planters have pushed many to upgrade tractors to meet the demand.
- True
- False
A: True