Surveying Exam 3 questions and answers graded A+

Surveying Exam 3Surveyors Measure - correct answer Horizontal angles, vertical angles, horizontal distances, slope distances, vertical distances, elevation differences Leveling - correct answer way to determine elevation of points, differences in elevation Leveling produces data for - correct answer Mapping, construction, Engineering design Vertical Line - correct answer Line that follows the local direction of gravity as indicted by a plumb line Level Surface - correct answer Curved surface at every point perpendicular to local plumb line Level Line - correct answer Line in a level surface, therefore a curved line Horizontal Plane - correct answer Plane perpendicular to the local direction of gravity Horizontal Line - correct answer Line in a horizontal plane Vertical Datum - correct answer Any level surface to which elevations are referenced Geoid - correct answer A surface to which the force of gravity is everywhere perpendicular Elevation - correct answer Distance measured along a vertical line from a vertical datum to a point or object Mean Sea Level - correct answer A particular level surface that serves as a datum for many elevations