TTU SURVEYING FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
Meridians of _______ converge at the poles and determine East-West position
1) Latitude
2) geodesy
3) Longitude
4) Cadastral - Answer -3) Longitude
Surveying is a learned, licensed, self-policing profession dealing primarily with ______
measurement and ______ law
1) land
2) property
3) space
4) boundary - Answer -1) land
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.
1) ocean
2) land
3) earth
4) planet - Answer -1) ocean
The two basic categories of Surveying are _____________ and ______________
1) Boundary, Engineering
2) Engineering, Physical
3) Geometric, Professional
4) Professional, Boundary - Answer -1) Boundary, Engineering
Surveying is a ____________ regulated in every state by a ___________ board.
1) profession, official
2) profession, governing
3) service, governing
4) service, policy - Answer -2) profession, governing
NCEES is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing professional
_____________ for engineers and surveyors.
1) salaries
, 2) licensure
3) practices
4) services - Answer -2) licensure
The seven types of surveys discussed in class are
1) topographic
2) Traditional
3) Aerial
4) Construction
5) Hydrographic
6) Boundary
7) Route
8) Preliminary
9) Property
10) Digital
11) Control
12) Final - Answer -1) Topographic
2) Hydrographic
3) Route
4) Property
5) Final
6) Aerial
7) Construction
Geodetic Surveying assumes that the surveyed surface is projected onto a
"_______________" mathematical surface
1) flat
2) spheroidal
3) ellipsoidal
4) curved - Answer -2) spheroidal
Plane surveying assumes a fixed __________ datum as part of _______________
coordinates in 3D space
1) vertical, Cartesian
2) vertical, Cardinal
3) horizontal, Cardashian
4) horizontal, Cartesian - Answer -1) vertical, Cartesian
When solving an Oblique Triangle, what do you use? - Answer -Law of sin & Law of
Cosines
_____________ direction angles are measured in the clockwise direction from north -
Answer -Azimuth
ANSWERS
Meridians of _______ converge at the poles and determine East-West position
1) Latitude
2) geodesy
3) Longitude
4) Cadastral - Answer -3) Longitude
Surveying is a learned, licensed, self-policing profession dealing primarily with ______
measurement and ______ law
1) land
2) property
3) space
4) boundary - Answer -1) land
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.
1) ocean
2) land
3) earth
4) planet - Answer -1) ocean
The two basic categories of Surveying are _____________ and ______________
1) Boundary, Engineering
2) Engineering, Physical
3) Geometric, Professional
4) Professional, Boundary - Answer -1) Boundary, Engineering
Surveying is a ____________ regulated in every state by a ___________ board.
1) profession, official
2) profession, governing
3) service, governing
4) service, policy - Answer -2) profession, governing
NCEES is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing professional
_____________ for engineers and surveyors.
1) salaries
, 2) licensure
3) practices
4) services - Answer -2) licensure
The seven types of surveys discussed in class are
1) topographic
2) Traditional
3) Aerial
4) Construction
5) Hydrographic
6) Boundary
7) Route
8) Preliminary
9) Property
10) Digital
11) Control
12) Final - Answer -1) Topographic
2) Hydrographic
3) Route
4) Property
5) Final
6) Aerial
7) Construction
Geodetic Surveying assumes that the surveyed surface is projected onto a
"_______________" mathematical surface
1) flat
2) spheroidal
3) ellipsoidal
4) curved - Answer -2) spheroidal
Plane surveying assumes a fixed __________ datum as part of _______________
coordinates in 3D space
1) vertical, Cartesian
2) vertical, Cardinal
3) horizontal, Cardashian
4) horizontal, Cartesian - Answer -1) vertical, Cartesian
When solving an Oblique Triangle, what do you use? - Answer -Law of sin & Law of
Cosines
_____________ direction angles are measured in the clockwise direction from north -
Answer -Azimuth
