FS EXAM #2 Morning Session
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1.) On a topographic map with a scale of 1: 100,000, a distance of 14,000 ft on the
ground would be represented by what distance on the map?
(A) 9.5 in
(B) 1.68 in
(C) 2.5 cm
(D) 7.14 in CORRECT ANSWERS (B) 1.68 in
The azimuth from a point to a reference mark is 264°26'50" as measured from
astronomic north. If the Laplace correction is disregarded and the convergence is
+0°26'42", what is the state plane coordinates grid azimuth to the reference mark?
(A) 264°00'08"
(B) 264°26'50"
(C) 264°53'32"
(D) due north CORRECT ANSWERS (A) 264°00'08"
When fast land is formed by the gradual natural lowering of the water level, what is the
process called?
(A) accretion
(B) avulsion
(C) reliction
(D) riparian rights CORRECT ANSWERS (C) reliction
For a five-sided, closed traverse with an angular misclosure of 10 sec, what is the sum
of the interior angles?
(A) 360°00'10" or 359°59'50"
(B) 480°00'10" or 479°59'50"
(C) 540°00'10" or 539°59'50"
(D) 720°00'10" or 719°59'50" CORRECT ANSWERS (C) 540°00'10' or 539°59'50"
If the bearing of a tangent entering a highway curve to the right is N45°E and the interior
angle of the curve is 15°, what is the bearing of the tangent out of the curve?
(A) N30°E
(B) S45°E
(C) N75°E
,(D) N60°E CORRECT ANSWERS (D) N60°E
A distance of 350.25 m is equivalent to which of the following?
(A) 16.9 ch
(B) 1050.8 ft
(C) 1149.1 ft
(D) 1150.8 ft CORRECT ANSWERS (C) 1149.1 ft
What is the width of a rectangle with a length of 400 ft and an area of 1 ac?
(A) 108.7 ft
(B) 108.9 ft
(C) 109.3 ft
(D) 110.2 ft CORRECT ANSWERS (B) 108.9 ft
Which of the following is the earliest land information system?
(A) Napoleonic Cadastre in France
(B) Torrens System in Austrialia
(C) Domesday Book in England
(D) Grundbuch in Germany CORRECT ANSWERS (C) Domesday Book in England
A distance of 30 chains in equivalent to which of the following?
(A) 120 rods
(B) 604 m
(C) 1980 ft
(D) both (A) and (C) CORRECT ANSWERS (D) both (A) and (C)
The hour angle method for determining an azimuth by solar observation requires which
of the following measurements?
(A) time and vertical angle of the sun
(B) time, and horizontal and vertical angle of the sun
(C) horizontal and vertical angle of the sun
(D) time and horizontal angle of the sun CORRECT ANSWERS (D) time and horizontal
angle of the sun
The declination of a celestial body is analogous to which of the following? CORRECT
ANSWERS (A) using spherical coordinates, the declination of a celestial body is
analogous to latitude using geographical coordinates.
In a right triangle with two sides (other than the hypotenuse) of 100 ft and 200 ft, what is
the smallest angle?
, (A) 26°33'54"
(B) 30°25'52"
(A) 45°13'24"
(A) 63°26'06" CORRECT ANSWERS (A) 26°33'5"
Considering the series of measurements 29.25, 29.23, 29.25, 29.27, 29.21, and 29.25,
the value 29.24 represents which of the following?
(A) standard deviation
(B) median
(C) mean
(D) mode CORRECT ANSWERS (C) mean
Which of the following characteristics is unique to a patent?
(A) a conveyance of any interest the grantor has
(B) a conveyance guaranteeing lawful ownership
(C) an unwritten transfer of land
(D) a conveyance from a sovereign power CORRECT ANSWERS (D) a conveyance
from a sovereign power
What is the bearing and distance (in the same units as the coordinates) between Point 1
and Point 2, having the following Cartesian coordinates?
Point X-Coord Y- Coord
1 100.00 100.00
2 300.75 -150.25
(A) S21°51'E, 300.75
(B) S38°44'E, 320.82
(C) N51°16'W, 300.75
(D) S51°16'E, 320.82 CORRECT ANSWERS (B) S38°44'E, 320.82
When upland is gradually worn away by the action of moving water, what is the process
called?
(A) accretion
(B) avulsion
(C) erosion
(D) reliction CORRECT ANSWERS (C) erosion
In most states, which of the following is recognized as the boundary between
submerged land under navigable tidal waters and bordering uplands? CORRECT
ANSWERS (B) the line of mean high water
What is the period used to determine average tidal heights in the U.S.?
Questions With 100% Correct Answers
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1.) On a topographic map with a scale of 1: 100,000, a distance of 14,000 ft on the
ground would be represented by what distance on the map?
(A) 9.5 in
(B) 1.68 in
(C) 2.5 cm
(D) 7.14 in CORRECT ANSWERS (B) 1.68 in
The azimuth from a point to a reference mark is 264°26'50" as measured from
astronomic north. If the Laplace correction is disregarded and the convergence is
+0°26'42", what is the state plane coordinates grid azimuth to the reference mark?
(A) 264°00'08"
(B) 264°26'50"
(C) 264°53'32"
(D) due north CORRECT ANSWERS (A) 264°00'08"
When fast land is formed by the gradual natural lowering of the water level, what is the
process called?
(A) accretion
(B) avulsion
(C) reliction
(D) riparian rights CORRECT ANSWERS (C) reliction
For a five-sided, closed traverse with an angular misclosure of 10 sec, what is the sum
of the interior angles?
(A) 360°00'10" or 359°59'50"
(B) 480°00'10" or 479°59'50"
(C) 540°00'10" or 539°59'50"
(D) 720°00'10" or 719°59'50" CORRECT ANSWERS (C) 540°00'10' or 539°59'50"
If the bearing of a tangent entering a highway curve to the right is N45°E and the interior
angle of the curve is 15°, what is the bearing of the tangent out of the curve?
(A) N30°E
(B) S45°E
(C) N75°E
,(D) N60°E CORRECT ANSWERS (D) N60°E
A distance of 350.25 m is equivalent to which of the following?
(A) 16.9 ch
(B) 1050.8 ft
(C) 1149.1 ft
(D) 1150.8 ft CORRECT ANSWERS (C) 1149.1 ft
What is the width of a rectangle with a length of 400 ft and an area of 1 ac?
(A) 108.7 ft
(B) 108.9 ft
(C) 109.3 ft
(D) 110.2 ft CORRECT ANSWERS (B) 108.9 ft
Which of the following is the earliest land information system?
(A) Napoleonic Cadastre in France
(B) Torrens System in Austrialia
(C) Domesday Book in England
(D) Grundbuch in Germany CORRECT ANSWERS (C) Domesday Book in England
A distance of 30 chains in equivalent to which of the following?
(A) 120 rods
(B) 604 m
(C) 1980 ft
(D) both (A) and (C) CORRECT ANSWERS (D) both (A) and (C)
The hour angle method for determining an azimuth by solar observation requires which
of the following measurements?
(A) time and vertical angle of the sun
(B) time, and horizontal and vertical angle of the sun
(C) horizontal and vertical angle of the sun
(D) time and horizontal angle of the sun CORRECT ANSWERS (D) time and horizontal
angle of the sun
The declination of a celestial body is analogous to which of the following? CORRECT
ANSWERS (A) using spherical coordinates, the declination of a celestial body is
analogous to latitude using geographical coordinates.
In a right triangle with two sides (other than the hypotenuse) of 100 ft and 200 ft, what is
the smallest angle?
, (A) 26°33'54"
(B) 30°25'52"
(A) 45°13'24"
(A) 63°26'06" CORRECT ANSWERS (A) 26°33'5"
Considering the series of measurements 29.25, 29.23, 29.25, 29.27, 29.21, and 29.25,
the value 29.24 represents which of the following?
(A) standard deviation
(B) median
(C) mean
(D) mode CORRECT ANSWERS (C) mean
Which of the following characteristics is unique to a patent?
(A) a conveyance of any interest the grantor has
(B) a conveyance guaranteeing lawful ownership
(C) an unwritten transfer of land
(D) a conveyance from a sovereign power CORRECT ANSWERS (D) a conveyance
from a sovereign power
What is the bearing and distance (in the same units as the coordinates) between Point 1
and Point 2, having the following Cartesian coordinates?
Point X-Coord Y- Coord
1 100.00 100.00
2 300.75 -150.25
(A) S21°51'E, 300.75
(B) S38°44'E, 320.82
(C) N51°16'W, 300.75
(D) S51°16'E, 320.82 CORRECT ANSWERS (B) S38°44'E, 320.82
When upland is gradually worn away by the action of moving water, what is the process
called?
(A) accretion
(B) avulsion
(C) erosion
(D) reliction CORRECT ANSWERS (C) erosion
In most states, which of the following is recognized as the boundary between
submerged land under navigable tidal waters and bordering uplands? CORRECT
ANSWERS (B) the line of mean high water
What is the period used to determine average tidal heights in the U.S.?
