8-46.
The difference between two
diametrically opposite members on
the circle of a one-second
theodolite as viewed through the
circle reading microscope is equal
to plus or minus how many degrees?
1.
90°
2.
180°
3.
270°
4.
360°
8-47.
What is the main difference between
a wye level and a dumpy level?
1.
Their magnifying power
2.
The way they are used in the
field
3.
The way their telescopes are
attached to the horizontal
(level) bar
4.
The way their horizontal bars
are attached to the leveling
head
8-48.
What part(s) of a telescope should
you adjust to bring the cross hairs
and the object into clear focus?
1.
Eyepiece
2.
Focusing knob
3.
Both 1 and 2 above
4.
Reticle adjusting screw
8-49.
The bubble of a level vial on a
surveying instrument may become
increasingly difficult to center
because of what factor?
1.
Temperature
2.
Vial age
3.
Humidity
4.
Vial sensitivity
8-50.
On a tilting level, which of the
following screws is used to bring
the bubble to the exact center?
1.
Tangent
2.
Micrometer
3.
Leveling
4.
Centering
8-51.
You are setting up a military
level.
You can accomplish
preliminary leveling by using which
of the following parts?
1.
The level vial and circular
bubble
2.
The leveling screws and the
micrometer drum
3.
The leveling screws and the
circular bubble
4.
The leveling screws and the
level vial
8-52.
The purpose of the compensator in a
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self-leveling level is to
compensate for which of the
following factors?
1.
Misalignment of the vertical
hair only
2.
Misalignment of the horizontal
hair only
3.
Misalignment of both the
vertical and horizontal hairs
4.
A slight out-of-level of the
telescope
In surveying, what instrument is
often called the universal survey
instrument?
1.
Theodolite
2.
Engineers transit
3.
Wye level
4.
Automatic level
The Abney hand level differs from
the plain hand level in that it has
what additional part?
1.
A spirit level
2.
An eyepiece
3.
An optical telescope
4.
A graduated arc
Which of the followinq advantages
does use of the plane-table and
alidade provide over use of other
surveying instruments?
1.
The need to measure horizontal
distances is eliminated
2.
The need to measure vertical
and horizontal angles is
eliminated
3.
Both 1 and 2 above
4.
A completed sketch or map
manuscript is produced in the
field
8-56.
Which of the following methods can
be used to orient a plane table
during fieldwork?
1.
A transit
2.
A magnetic compass
3.
Sight on a point whose position
is plotted on the plane table
4.
Either 2 or 3 above, depending
on preference
8-57.
What is the maximum angle above the
horizontal that a telescopic
alidade is capable of measuring?
1.
15°
2.
30°
3.
45°
4.
60°
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