exam 1

Question 1

Surveying is a learned, licensed, self-policing profession dealing primarily with ______ measurement and ______ law;

Answer 1

land

Question 2

The two basic categories of Surveying are _____________ and ______________

Answer 2

Boundary, Engineering

Question 3

Surveying is a ____________ regulated in every state by a ___________ board.

Answer 3

profession, governing

Question 4

lane surveying assumes a fixed __________ datum as part of _______________ coordinates in 3D space

Answer 4

vertical, Cartesian

Question 5

Meridians of _______________ converge at the poles and determine East-West position

Answer 5

Longitude

Question 6

Geodetic Surveying assumes that the surveyed surface is projected onto a “_______________” mathematical surface

Answer 6

spheroidal

Question 7

The GEOID is the shape that the _________ surface would take under the influence of the gravity and rotation of Earth alone, if other influences such as winds and tides were absent.

Answer 7

ocean

Question 8

NCEES is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing professional _____________ for engineers and surveyors.

Answer 8

licensure

Question 9

The seven types of surveys discussed in class are:

Answer 9

Route

Aerial

Final

topographic

Property

Hydrographic

Construction

Question 10

_________________________ is the calculated elevation of the level at each point of setup.

Answer 10

Height of Instrument

Question 11

A _________________ is an Intermediate point in a leveling procedure with a calculated elevation

Answer 11

Turning Point

Question 12

True or False? - In a Differential Leveling Worksheet, HI = Elev + BS

Answer 12

True

Question 13

On a Laser Level, a laser sweeps around on a _______________________

Answer 13

horizontal plane

Question 14

On a Leveling Loop with a total horizontal distance of 750 ft, the Sum of the Backsights = 32.86 ft. The Sum of the Foresights = 31.59 ft.

Determine the Correction Factor = ___________(ft/ft)

Answer 14

-0.0016933

Question 15

In Surveying, Elevations are always referenced to some kind of ____________

Answer 15

datum

Question 16

In a Surveying Leveling Procedure a ______________ is a Differential Elevation of a Point BEHIND the INSTRUMENT.

Answer 16

Backsight

Question 17

True or False? - In a Differential Leveling Worksheet, Elev = HI + BS

Answer 17

False

Question 18

The way to correct mistakes in surveying field note and level book entries is to _____________

Answer 18

strike through

Question 19

How close your answer is to the exact answer is an example of _________________.

Answer 19

Accuracy

Question 20

Electronic Distance Measurement uses _________________ of infrared light to measure distances.

Answer 20

Phase-shifting

Question 21

A new Tesla has a paint thickness of 4.5 mil. How many inches thick is the paint?

Answer 21

0.0045

Question 22

A Bearing is a Direction measured clockwise from north

Answer 22

False

Question 23

When surveying, angles can be measured by distances using ____________________.

Answer 23

Tape

Trigonometry

Trilateration

Question 24

How many meters in one mile?

Answer 24

1609

Question 25

How many square feet in 3 hectares?

Answer 25

322,900

Question 26

A ranch in Dickens County covers 75 square miles. How many acres is this?

Answer 26

48,000

Question 27

Given angle 135° 42’ 35” Convert to Decimal Degrees (DD)

Answer 27

135.7097°

Question 28

The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) typically divides land into __________________________.

Answer 28

6-mile-square townships

Question 29

Convert 32.375° to degrees, minutes, and seconds

Answer 29

32° 22’ 30”

Question 30

How many degrees in the interior angles of a 8-sided figure?

Answer 30

1080

Question 31

Convert 125° 33’ 47” to decimal degrees

Answer 31

125.5631

Question 32

The PLSS also divides land into one-mile-square sections. The area of a Section is _____________

Answer 32

One square mile 640 acres Four Quarter Sections

Question 33

Any line passing through one and only one point on the circle is a ___________

Answer 33

tangent

Question 34

_____________ direction angles are measured in the clockwise direction from north

Answer 34

Azimuth

Question 35

What is the Core of the Science of Surveying?

Answer 35

Mathematics

Question 36

Convert the following direction angles to Bearing format: 121° 09’ 10”

Answer 36

S 58° 50’ 50” E

Question 37

N 86° 59’ 59” E is an example of a _______________ direction angle.

Answer 37

Bearing

Question 38

Determine the area of the trapezoid. a = 6.5, b = 11, h = 4.8

Answer 38

42.0

Question 39

Subtract the following angles:

Answer 39

114° 24’ 47”

Question 40

True North is the point on the earth where the “north” pole of the earth’s natural magnetic field is located.

Answer 40

False

Question 41

A Bearing Angle must be less than 90°

Answer 41

True

Question 42

The ground rises 3.56 ft in 245 ft . Determine the Slope Gradient (%)

Answer 42

vertical rise/ horizontal distance *100 = 1.45%

Question 43

Magnetic Declination ____________________________

Answer 43

-varies with both longitude and latitude. -drifts -is the angle between true north and magnetic north.

Question 44

In Surveying, what is North?

Answer 44

Magnetic Grid True

Question 45

A Bearing is a Direction measured clockwise from north

Answer 45

False

Question 46

Determine the Azimuth of Line OA. (43 degrees from SOUTH towards East)

Answer 46

137

Question 47

Determine the change in Elevation (ft) along a Horizontal Distance of 300 ft with a Slope of -2.70%

Answer 47

-8.10

Question 48

Determine the Azimuth of Line OA. (43 degrees from SOUTH towards East)

Answer 48

317

Question 49

Determine the Back Bearing of Line OB: 46 17 24 from East in Quadrant II

Answer 49

N 43° 42’ 36” W

Question 50

An Azimuth Angle must be greater than 90°

Answer 50

False

Question 51

Which of the following are Primary Cardinal Directions?

Answer 51

North South

Question 52

A distance of 2,525.06 ft was measured along a 11.25 percent positive slope. Compute the horizontal distance (ft) from the beginning of the measurement to end of the measurement

Answer 52

HD = ID/(sqrt(1+(slope%/100)^@)) 2509