Question 1 

Angles are measured in units of:

A. degrees, minutes, and seconds.

B. hours, minutes, and seconds.

C. feet and inches.

D. decimals.

Question 2 

For a seven-sided polygon, what is the sum of the interior angles?

A. 90 degrees

B. 180 degrees

C. 1260 degrees

D. 900 degrees

Question 3 

Right triangles have one of three internal angles that must equal to:

A. 180 degrees.

B. 45 degrees.

C. 60 degrees.

D. 90 degrees.

Question 4 

What is the decimal equivalent of 220 degrees, 45 minutes, and 39 seconds?

A. 220.84

B. 220.46

C. 221.00

D. 220.76

Question 5

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Question 6 

64 degrees is equal to how many degrees, minutes, and seconds?

A. 124 degrees, 6 minutes, and 4 seconds

B. 124 degrees, 38 minutes, and 4 seconds

C. 124 degrees, 38 minutes, and 24 seconds

D. 124 degrees, 1 minute, and 7 seconds

Question 7 

What is the side opposite a 35 degree angle of a right triangle with a hypotenuse equal to 44.76 feet?

A. 25.67 feet

B. 36.66 feet

C. 31.34 feet

D. 63.30 feet

Question 8 

What is the angle adjacent to a side equal to 23 feet, and opposite a side equal to 14 feet of a right triangle?

A. 58.67 degrees

B. 31.33 degrees

C. 90.00 degrees

D. 37.49 degrees

Question 9 

Find the hypotenuse of a right triangle with one side equal to 33 feet and another side equal to 41 feet.

A. 8.60 feet

B. 38.83 feet

C. 52.63 feet

D. 74.00 feet

Question 10 

Horizontal angles can be measured with:

A. an automatic level.

B. a transit.

C. an EDM.

D. a steel tape.

Question 11 

A circle with a radius equal to 60 feet has a total number of degrees equal to __________.

A. 180

B. 360

C. 90

D. 380

Question 12 

A theodolite or transit can be used for the following functions except:

A. measuring a horizontal angle.

B. installing an offset point using a straight line.

C. measuring a vertical angle.

D. measuring a distance.

Question 13 

To ensure accuracy and precision, most angle measurements are done:

A. twice.

B. when it is very clear outside.

C. slowly.

D. between 90 and 180 degrees on the vernier scale.

Question 14 

When setting up a theodolite or total station, the tripod legs should:

A. be fully extended.

B. be firmly set once without further movement.

C. be slid up or down to center the level bubble.

D. never be used to level the instrument.

Question 15 

Total station set up over a control point is done:

A. very differently than transit set up.

B. for all uses of a total station.

C. following the same procedure as theodolite set up.

D. only when a control survey is being performed.

Question 16 

A total station instrument without a data logger is limited in functionality in regards to:

A. angle measurement.

B. coordinate layout.

C. data storage and coordinate calculation.

D. distance measurement.

Question 17 

The resultant measurements collected by a total station are typically processed into:

A. degrees, minutes, and seconds.
B. northing, easting, and elevation point coordinates.
C. degrees and feet.
D. topographic surveys.

Question 18 

Using a total station for construction surveying increases:

A. building costs.

B. layout efficiency.

C. project staffing requirements.

D. potential angle size use.

Question 19 

The total station equipped with a data logger can be used for all the following functions except:

A. downloading field measurements collected during a construction survey.

B. storing project control points for future field installation.

C. calculating coordinates for existing points where an angle and distance have been measured.

D. determining which control point should be used to gather the data necessary to layout a large facility.

Question 20 

When using a total station previously programmed with several project control points to conduct construction layout, it is necessary to:

A. set up on each previously programmed control point for angle verification.

B. sight at least two or three of the control points for angle verification.

C. backsight the control points that were initially installed by a theodolite.

D. backsight each of the previously installed control points for angle verification.

Question 21 

When a total station or transit with tape is being used for coordinate layout and a data logger or data collector is not available, coordinates can be installed or calculated if:

A. the construction surveyor understands the principals of trigonometry and right triangle fundamentals.

B. a licensed surveyor is doing the layout.

C. the surveyor is working on a level, horizontal surface.

D. the total station is an upgraded model capable of doing the coordinate calculations without the data collector.