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TTU Surveying Final Exam – 100+ Correct Q&As | Curves, PLSS, GPS, LIDAR, Leveling, Construction Layout | 2025/2026 |

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This comprehensive Surveying Final Exam Guide for 2025/2026 includes over 100 questions with verified correct answers, directly aligned with curriculum standards at Texas Tech University. The exam prep covers a full spectrum of surveying principles, including land measurement, construction layout, legal land division systems, geospatial technologies, and mathematical calculations used in fieldwork and design. Topics span: Surveying Fundamentals: plane vs. geodetic surveying, azimuths vs. bearings, meridians, benchmarks, datums, and coordinate systems Public Land Survey System (PLSS): township and section breakdown, boustrophedonic numbering, principal meridians Leveling & Elevation: backsight (BS), foresight (FS), height of instrument (HI), and turning points Construction & Engineering Surveys: design surveys, quality control, as-built surveys, mass haul diagrams, spoil and fill classification Curves & Roadway Design: horizontal curves, vertical parabolic curves, superelevation, compound and spiral curves, K-values, tangent and deflection angles GPS & LIDAR Technology: CORS stations, GNSS systems, RTK corrections, multipathing, satellite masking, point clouds, and high-precision LiDAR usage Mathematics & Accuracy: degree of curvature, law of sines and cosines, Simpson’s rule for area, and latitude/departure calculations This exam is a high-quality study tool for students in civil engineering, construction surveying, and geomatics, and reflects real-world tools like total stations, optical transits, and satellite geodesy equipment. Recommended for: Texas Tech University students in construction or engineering surveying courses Learners pursuing EIT/NCEES licensure or PLS/land surveyor certification Civil engineering, geomatics, and construction technology programs Professionals or technicians reviewing for field crew leadership or layout specialist roles Keywords: surveying exam, PLSS, TTU surveying, construction layout, GPS accuracy, LIDAR, azimuth, backsight, foresight, township sections, horizontal curves, vertical curves, K-value, Simpson’s rule, public land surveys, control survey, design survey, geodetic datum, mass haul diagram, GNSS, RTK, coordinate systems

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TTU Surveying Final Exam 2025/2026
Exam Questions with 100% Correct
Answers | Latest Update



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



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, 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

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