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1. Since a traverse determines relative horizontal positions, the starting point of a traverse must be

A known position.

An unknown position.

A forward station.

An adjacent station.

2. After taking each measurement with a total station, for a topographic survey, what must you do to collect and store the data?

Enter initial data.

Press the record button.

Zero the horizontal circle.

Enter station point number and station identification code.

3. One advantage office sketching of a topographic map has over field sketching the map is

Triangulation can be done graphically.

Details can be sketched in proper position.

You do not have to carry around a lot of equipment.

It reduces the possibility of missing important details.

4. What is the term used for measuring a 100-foot horizontal distance in a series of measurements that total 100 feet?

Short tape.

Partial tape.

Cutting tape.

Breaking tape.

5. Which statement is true of surveying field notes?

They are never erased.

They are recorded in black ink if they are to be reproduced.

If they come from military personnel, they cannot be used as legal evidence.

They can be kept on scraps of paper and later transcribed to a permanent copy.

6. What global positioning system survey method is most useful for staking out construction, setting project control, and mapping topography?

Static.

Kinematic.

Real-time kinematic.

Pseudo-kinematic.

7. The control of survey networks for the United States are known as the

North American Datum of 1987 (NAD 87) for horizontal control points, and the NAVD 88 for vertical control points.

NAD 83 for horizontal control points, and the North American Vertical Datum of 1989 (NAVD 89) for vertical control points.

NAD 83 for vertical control points, and the NAVD 88 for horizontal control points.

8. How many base stations do post-processed Differential Global Positioning Systems require?

Zero

One

Two

Three

9. For angular measurements, measure horizontal angles at the

Rear station.

Forward station.

Occupied station.

Adjacent station.

10. What global positioning system survey method does not require its data to be postprocessed?

Static.

Rover kinematic.

Psuedo-kinematic.

Real-time kinematic.

11. Using the laws of multiplication, what is the identity element in the equation 9 • 1 = 9?

1 = 1

0 • 1

1

0

12. Convert 45 minutes to a decimal degree.

.25°

.45°

.75°

4.5°

13. In a right angle, what type of angle is greater than 90^o, but less than 180^o?

Acute

Reflex

Obtuse

Straight

14. What type of triangle has two of its sides equal in length?

Right

Scalene

Isosceles

Equilateral

15. When carrying or transporting the auto level, it is critical to

Hold in an upright position.

Hold in a horizontal position.

Sling it over your shoulder when it is attached to the tripod.

Use two people to support both ends when it is attached to the tripod.

16. When removing a grouping symbol, preceded by a plus sign from an algebraic sum, what must you do to each term?

Make each term negative.

Make each term positive.

Nothing; each term sign stays the same.

Change each positive term to a negative, and each negative term to a positive.

17. When reading a leveling rod, what color are the whole footmarks?

Red

Black

White

Orange

18. How many feet long are most 100-foot steel tapes?

99

100

101

102

19. What type of turning point would you use in sandy soil?

Turning pin.

Turning plate.

Railroad spike.

Wooden stake.

20. What part of the total station provides a line-of-sight that is directed downward, collinear with the vertical axis of the instrument?

Telescope.

Vertical circle.

Optical plummet.

Dual-axis compensator.

21. What does the auto level use to achieve automatic compensation?

Dual axis compensator.

Optical pendulum.

Magnetic axis.

Telescopic magnet.

22. Batter boards are used on a building site layout to

Outline the area to be excavated.

Identify the amount of cut and fill.

Mark the shape and size of the structure.

Mark the outline and grade of the structure.

23. When is the vertical scale on a profile plot exaggerated?

On flat terrain.

On rough terrain.

With cuts and fills.

With no elevation change.

24. Point A has a rod reading of 8.12 feet. Point B has a rod reading of 1.33 feet. What is the difference in elevation, and which point is at the higher elevation?

6.79, A

6.79, B

9.45, A

9.45, B

25. When plotting on a topographic map, what letter do contour lines form when crossing streams?

V

U

M

W

26. What type of error measures the difference between the measured and the true value of a quantity?

Residual

Resultant

Accidental

Systematic

27. In determining pace value, how many times should you walk the distance to get a good average?

Five

Four

Three

Two

28. How many times, does the prefix "milli" refer to subdividing the basic unit in the metric system?

10

100

1,000

10,000

29. What is the length of side a when b is equal to 6.5, and c is equal to 12.0?

10.09

11.25

42.25

101.75

30. Which of the following shows the factors of 3x² – 6x ?

(2) (x2 – 3x)

(3x2) (x – 2)

(x) (3x – 2x)

(3x) (x – 2)

31. How many feet of paved, compacted overrun should you provide at each end of a runway?

500

1000

1500

2000

32. How many significant figures are in the exponential notation expression 3.200 x 10^-5?

Two

Four

Five

Eight

33. What is the minimum number of personnel required for an aircraft mishap survey team?

One

Two

Four

Five

34. How many basic types of global positioning system antennas are there?

Three

Four

Five

Seven

35. What is the minimum number of people necessary to accomplish the 3–4–5 Triangle survey method?

One

Two

Three

Four

36. Which three parts of a horizontal curve must be known before you can compute the complete curve?

Point of intersection (PI), intersecting angle (I), and degree of curvature (D)

PI, I, and central angle (∆)

Point of curvature (PC), length of curve (L), and radius ®

PC, L, and tangent distance (T)

37. How many feet wide, minimum, should you consider when planning for a two-way road?

11.5

19.5

23

31

38. In the Trimble Business Center© utility menu, what is the first step to downloading electronic data?

Select Export.

Select Import.

Select Project.

Select Download.

39. Which type of leveling rod has reverse readings on one side to facilitate downward readings?

Frisco

Florida

Chicago

Philadelphia

40. Survey grade global positioning system surveys are capable of providing horizontal accuracy to within one

Meter

Decimeter

Centimeter

Millimeter

41. What is the maximum measurement distance when shooting a non-reflective target?

500 meters

1000 meters

1200 meters

1500 meters

42. If sides a, b, and c of an oblique triangle are known, which of the following functions would you use to solve for angle B?

Law of Sines.

Law of Cosines.

Law of Tangents.

Pythagorean theorem.

43. What type of file does the Differential Correction utility, in Trimble Pathfinder Office, create for post-processed global positioning system positions?

Ddf

Cor

Ssf

Shp

44. The degree of accuracy for a horizontal measurement is determined from the

Measured value and its probable error.

Assumed value and its probable error.

Horizontal value and its assumed error.

Horizontal angular value and its assumed error.

45. Which member of the taping party carries the tape forward to ensure that the tape is free of loops that could lead to kinks and breakage?

Recorder.

Rear tape person.

Head tape person.

Instrument person.

46. How many data dictionaries can you use in the field to collect features and attributes?

One

Five

Ten

As many as you need

47. This type of error is caused by direct sunlight.

Differential temperature.

Horizontal refraction.

Heat reflection.

Light ray refraction.

48. How many zeros are significant in the number 70.0700?

One

Two

Three

Four

49. What is the reciprocal of + ?

6/5

3/6+2/6

5/1

6/1

50. What tool is used to decipher field data properly?

Computer-aided drafting and design.

Field book.

Feature code library.

Data collector.

51. What is the third step of completing the 3–4–5 Triangle survey method?

Measure out 3′ on one side of the corner.

Measure distance between the two sides.

Place a 1′ x 4′ stake at each corner with strings.

Measure out 4′ on the second leg of the corner.

52. Why is it advantageous to set a curve by "backing in" the stake from the point of tangency?

Fewer chord corrections are required.

The degree of accuracy is greatly decreased.

There are fewer differences in chord and arc length.

Errors are in the center of the survey where they are less noticeable.

53. Survey grade global positioning system receivers measure the difference in carrier cycles. The carrier phase measurement is taken when the carrier frequency tracking measures the phase difference between the Doppler

Stabilized satellite and receiver frequencies.

Shifted satellite and Y-code frequencies.

Shifted satellite and receiver frequencies.

Stabilized satellite and P-code frequencies.

54. After the initial data has been entered for a topographic survey, most data collectors will prompt the operator for

Curvature and refraction settings.

Station and measurement entries.

A choice of face 1 and face 2 positions.

Automatic point number incrimination.

55. What would you use to quickly plot ditches and cut or fill slopes on a cross-section?

Triangles.

Templates.

A straight edge.

An architect’s scale.

56. What type of surveys use trigonometric leveling?

Lower order on even terrain.

Lower order on uneven terrain.

Higher order on even terrain.

Higher order on uneven terrain.

57. For a comfortable stance, how many feet apart should the rod person's feet be spaced?

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

58. What is the sum of the exterior angles of a five-sided polygon?

270°

540°

900°

1260°

59. What makes up the space segment of the Navigation Satellite Timing and Ranging Global Positioning System?

12–24 satellites in 6 orbital planes.

12–27 satellites in 12-hour orbits.

24–27 satellites in 12-hour orbits.

24–27 satellites in 6 orbital planes.

60. How many shots, when using the laser range finder, does the instrument prompt you to take in order to get the height measurement of an object?

One

Two

Three

Four

61. A guard stake for a hub is marked 11±33.28. How far forward is the next taping station, and how would you mark the stake?

33.28’, 12 ± 00

33.28’, 12 ± 33.28

66.72’, 12 ± 00

66.72’, 12 ± 66.72

62. Which of the following is not a type of error affecting angle observations?

Observer.

Instrument.

Environment.

Manufacturer.

63. What type traverse is used if the distance between points on different ends of a lake, are determined by running a traverse around the shore, and the final point is made from the initial point?

Closed connection traverse.

Closed loop traverse.

Random traverse.

Open loop traverse.

64. Why are summit curves lengthened by 25 percent over sag curves?

To lengthen sight distances.

To counteract centrifugal force.

To lessen the tangent distances on either side

To reduce the amount of cut or fill necessary.

65. On the skyplot screen, in the TerraSync software program, the white boxes represent satellites the receiver

Is receiving to compute current location.

Is using to compute location.

Is not using because signals are too weak.

Has already lost.

66. During a real-time kinematic survey, what determines the length of time required to lock in

Satellite

Receiver

Base station

Survey controller

67. What coordinate geometry command is used to compute the distance and direction between two known points?

Intersection computation.

Forward computation.

Inverse computation.

Coordinate transformation.

68. Solve the following right triangle for unknown angle.GIVEN:a 303.40'c 501.21'FIND: A

37 ° 15’ 11”

37 ° 25’ 30”

52 ° 44’ 49”

60 ° 53’ 35”

69. A tape is standardized at 99.98 feet. You measure between two established points, and thetape reads 100 feet. What would you do to apply the correction to the measurement?

Add

Subtract

Divide

Multiply

70. Which ratio is not a stadia interval ratio?

1:100

1:200

1:300

1:333

71. In surveying, what is the difference in the values of two directions observed from the same point?

Angle.

Stadia.

Traverse.

Direction.

72. All of the following allow you to compensate for instrument errors, when turning horizontal angles, except

Doubling an angle.

Repeating measurements seven times.

Measuring an angle in both faces.

Using repeated measurements.

73. The directions of traverse lines that will be used as a road centerline are

Determined before the survey.

Established as the traverse progresses.

Controlled by the position of existing stations.

Adjusted as necessary to reduce the amount of clearing.

74. What are the two indirect leveling methods?

Barometric and reciprocal.

Barometric and differential.

Trigonometric and barometric.

Trigonometric and differential.

75. What category of leveling uses trigonometry?

Spirit

Direct

Indirect

Differential

76. What type of data is transferred from a data collector to a desktop personal computer?

Raw.

New.

Proposed.

Corrected

77. For third order leveling, what method is usually used to adjust turning point elevations?

Probability of error.

Straight line adjusting.

Weighted observations.

Theory of least squares.

78. When staking out sewer lines, curb inlets are usually taped out in reference to the

Sewer plan.

Street plan.

Plumbing plan.

Base layout plan.

79. What are the two types of survey methods normally used?

Geodetic and Topographic.

Geodetic and Plane.

Geodetic and Triangulation.

Plane and Topographic.

80. Use the formula below to find how many feet is in the actual distance between the points. The distance between two points was measured at 60.00 feet and the tape, supported only at the ends, weighs 2 pounds with 20 pounds per 100 feet of tension applied: C=

59.96

59.97

59.98

59.99

81. The azimuth of line AB is 47^o, ˂ABC is 87^o turned left from A to C. What is the azimuth of line CB?

87°

140°

227°

320°

82. Which type of construction stake indicates the point where the grading operation intersects the existing grade?

Hub

Slope

Grade

Centerline

83. When are alignment markers marked by flags and rods during a construction layout survey?

For site layout.

For final grading.

In hasty alignment.

To indicate culverts.

84. What is one of the most important steps, in a topographic survey, for setting up the data collector for your total station?

Checking the weather.

Setting up the tripod.

Making a sketch.

Entering the initial data.

85. In a passing area the absolute minimum sight distance is

200 feet

250 feet

300 feet

350 feet

86. The descriptor code "EP" is used in data collectors to identify the topographic feature called

End point.

Entry point.

Edge of path.

Edge of pavement.

87. In a pseudo-range, how many satellite positions are required to obtain an autonomous position measurement?

Four

Three

Two

One

88. Convert 12 square feet to its equivalent in square meters (m)?

1.11 m^2

10.03 m^2

14.35 m^2

129.17 m^2

89. Which task does the traverse party perform during a preliminary survey?

Profiles the area.

Establishes benchmarks.

Establishes points of intersection.

Determines the elevation of selected points.

90. A leveling survey starts at benchmark (BM) 17, and progresses through turning point (TP) #1, to BM 18. The following information applies:Elevation of BM 17: 975.42'.Back sight on BM 17: 7.13'.Fore sight on TP #1: 3.77'.Back sight on TP #1: 12.22'.Fore sight on BM 18: 4.66'.What is the elevation of benchmark (BM) 18?

964.50’

969.44’

981.40’

986.34’

91. How are items at an aircraft mishap site identified?

Mark the items or the area where it was located.

Don’t worry about them.

Mark them and survey later.

Mark them or the area so that it can be surveyed later.

92. What type of horizontal curve provides a transition from a tangent to a curve?

Spiral.

Simple.

Reverse.

Compound.

93. Which task does the level party perform during a preliminary survey?

Profiles the area.

Numbers stations.

Establishes points of intersection.

Sets and references control points.

94. After selecting the zero-set button for a topographic survey, what must you accomplish next?

Enter the height of prism/reflector.

Press measure button.

Enter back sight code.

Enter initial data.

95. How many points, using a total station for a topographic survey, are possible for you to shoot in a day?

300 to 600

1000 to 1200

100 to 300

700 to 1000

96. Using coordinate geometry software, the ability to rotate and scale points to fit existing control allows you to then

Reduce the measured distances to the reference vertical datum.

Transform the job onto the State Plane Coordinate System.

Calculate ground distances when staking out a job.

Export coordinate table to an American Standard Code for Information Exchange file.

97. An integral part of the field data acquisition phase is the

Data collection.

Feature coding.

Identification of points.

Descriptor code library.

98. Within how many meters of accuracy, minimally, is required for a mapping grade survey?

Seven

Five

Three

One

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1. Since a traverse determines relative horizontal positions, the starting point of a traverse must be

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. After taking each measurement with a total station, for a topographic survey, what must you do to collect and store the data?

3. One advantage office sketching of a topographic map has over field sketching the map is

4. What is the term used for measuring a 100-foot horizontal distance in a series of measurements that total 100 feet?

5. Which statement is true of surveying field notes?

6. What global positioning system survey method is most useful for staking out construction, setting project control, and mapping topography?

7. The control of survey networks for the United States are known as the

8. How many base stations do post-processed Differential Global Positioning Systems require?

9. For angular measurements, measure horizontal angles at the

10. What global positioning system survey method does not require its data to be postprocessed?

11. Using the laws of multiplication, what is the identity element in the equation 9 • 1 = 9?

12. Convert 45 minutes to a decimal degree.

13. In a right angle, what type of angle is greater than 90o, but less than 180o?

14. What type of triangle has two of its sides equal in length?

15. When carrying or transporting the auto level, it is critical to

16. When removing a grouping symbol, preceded by a plus sign from an algebraic sum, what must you do to each term?

17. When reading a leveling rod, what color are the whole footmarks?

18. How many feet long are most 100-foot steel tapes?

19. What type of turning point would you use in sandy soil?

20. What part of the total station provides a line-of-sight that is directed downward, collinear with the vertical axis of the instrument?

21. What does the auto level use to achieve automatic compensation?

22. Batter boards are used on a building site layout to

23. When is the vertical scale on a profile plot exaggerated?

24. Point A has a rod reading of 8.12 feet. Point B has a rod reading of 1.33 feet. What is the difference in elevation, and which point is at the higher elevation?

25. When plotting on a topographic map, what letter do contour lines form when crossing streams?

26. What type of error measures the difference between the measured and the true value of a quantity?

27. In determining pace value, how many times should you walk the distance to get a good average?

28. How many times, does the prefix "milli" refer to subdividing the basic unit in the metric system?

29. What is the length of side a when b is equal to 6.5, and c is equal to 12.0?

30. Which of the following shows the factors of 3x2 – 6x ?

31. How many feet of paved, compacted overrun should you provide at each end of a runway?

32. How many significant figures are in the exponential notation expression 3.200 x 10-5?

33. What is the minimum number of personnel required for an aircraft mishap survey team?

34. How many basic types of global positioning system antennas are there?

35. What is the minimum number of people necessary to accomplish the 3–4–5 Triangle survey method?

36. Which three parts of a horizontal curve must be known before you can compute the complete curve?

37. How many feet wide, minimum, should you consider when planning for a two-way road?

38. In the Trimble Business Center© utility menu, what is the first step to downloading electronic data?

39. Which type of leveling rod has reverse readings on one side to facilitate downward readings?

40. Survey grade global positioning system surveys are capable of providing horizontal accuracy to within one

41. What is the maximum measurement distance when shooting a non-reflective target?

42. If sides a, b, and c of an oblique triangle are known, which of the following functions would you use to solve for angle B?

43. What type of file does the Differential Correction utility, in Trimble Pathfinder Office, create for post-processed global positioning system positions?

44. The degree of accuracy for a horizontal measurement is determined from the

45. Which member of the taping party carries the tape forward to ensure that the tape is free of loops that could lead to kinks and breakage?

46. How many data dictionaries can you use in the field to collect features and attributes?

47. This type of error is caused by direct sunlight.

48. How many zeros are significant in the number 70.0700?

49. What is the reciprocal of + ?

50. What tool is used to decipher field data properly?

51. What is the third step of completing the 3–4–5 Triangle survey method?

52. Why is it advantageous to set a curve by "backing in" the stake from the point of tangency?

53. Survey grade global positioning system receivers measure the difference in carrier cycles. The carrier phase measurement is taken when the carrier frequency tracking measures the phase difference between the Doppler

54. After the initial data has been entered for a topographic survey, most data collectors will prompt the operator for

55. What would you use to quickly plot ditches and cut or fill slopes on a cross-section?

56. What type of surveys use trigonometric leveling?

57. For a comfortable stance, how many feet apart should the rod person's feet be spaced?

58. What is the sum of the exterior angles of a five-sided polygon?

59. What makes up the space segment of the Navigation Satellite Timing and Ranging Global Positioning System?

60. How many shots, when using the laser range finder, does the instrument prompt you to take in order to get the height measurement of an object?

61. A guard stake for a hub is marked 11±33.28. How far forward is the next taping station, and how would you mark the stake?

62. Which of the following is not a type of error affecting angle observations?

63. What type traverse is used if the distance between points on different ends of a lake, are determined by running a traverse around the shore, and the final point is made from the initial point?

64. Why are summit curves lengthened by 25 percent over sag curves?

65. On the skyplot screen, in the TerraSync software program, the white boxes represent satellites the receiver

66. During a real-time kinematic survey, what determines the length of time required to lock in

67. What coordinate geometry command is used to compute the distance and direction between two known points?

68. Solve the following right triangle for unknown angle.GIVEN:a 303.40'c 501.21'FIND: A

69. A tape is standardized at 99.98 feet. You measure between two established points, and thetape reads 100 feet. What would you do to apply the correction to the measurement?

70. Which ratio is not a stadia interval ratio?

71. In surveying, what is the difference in the values of two directions observed from the same point?

72. All of the following allow you to compensate for instrument errors, when turning horizontal angles, except

73. The directions of traverse lines that will be used as a road centerline are

74. What are the two indirect leveling methods?

75. What category of leveling uses trigonometry?

76. What type of data is transferred from a data collector to a desktop personal computer?

77. For third order leveling, what method is usually used to adjust turning point elevations?

13. In a right angle, what type of angle is greater than 90^o, but less than 180^o?

30. Which of the following shows the factors of 3x² – 6x ?

32. How many significant figures are in the exponential notation expression 3.200 x 10^-5?

81. The azimuth of line AB is 47^o, ˂ABC is 87^o turned left from A to C. What is the azimuth of line CB?