CM 2105 DELATTE MIDTERM EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

CM 2105 DELATTE MIDTERM EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS




A __________ is a reading on a rod held on a point whose elevation is known.

backsight




The __________ of the instrument is the vertical distance above the benchmark.
height




The __________ is one of the most inexpensive and versatile instruments used by
field engineers.
builder's level




The __________ has been used extensively for many of the great railroad, canal,
bridge, tunnel, building, and harbor projects for the last century and a half.
dumpy level

, ___________ can be used to roughly determine elevations for cut or fill stakes, to
set slope stakes, check height differences within a few tenths, keep a chain level,
or for any number of situations where an elevation doesn't need to be exact.

hand level




A Turning Point Is Used In The Differential Leveling Process To __________
Transfer The Elevation From The Height Of Instrument.
Temporarily




The Elevation Is The Vertical Distance Above A Zero Datum.

True




Level Bubble Instruments Include The Builder's Transit Level, The Transit, And The
Dumpy Level.
True




Some People Prefer To Use The __________ For Leveling Because They Are
Comfortable With Its Operation.

Transit