Hand and Power Tools - Measuring Tools - Levels

What does the measuring tool called a LEVEL do?

• Tells you how far from one floor to the next.

• Tells you if you have mastered the video game you play

• Measures "Level" and "Plumb". Shows you a bubble in "spirits" that is centered between 2 lines when you are perfectly horizontal, or perfectly vertical (plumb).

• Tells you the distance across a flat surface.

Answer explanation

That is right! Level is the term for perfectly horizontal, and the name of the tool. Hmm... Is this bubble showing perfect level?

Level is...

• Perfectly Horizontal

• How deep your pool is

• A tool that measures perfect vertical, and perfect horizontal

• What floor of the hotel you are staying on

Answer explanation

Besides level, the tool can also measure plumb

Common uses for a level are:

• Hanging a TV

• Building houses from scratch

• Plumbing fence posts

• Hanging artwork

What angle would be exactly between perfectly vertical and perfectly horizontal?

• 90 degrees

• 0 degrees

• An average of 0 and 90 degrees

• 45 degrees

Answer explanation

Yep! 45 degrees.

Average; 0 + 90 = 90, then 90 divided by 2 = 45

Do some levels have a bubble that measures for perfect 45 degree angles?

• yes

• yes

• yes

• yes

A level used for...

• ...plumbing the walls of your house, making all the other work needed to complete your house easier.

• ...checking your TV after you have mounted it on the wall

• ...checking your fastener placement before drilling into the wall to ensure a quality result.

• drawing a straight line onto something.

A water level is...

• ...how deep your pool is.

• ...the ocean on a perfectly calm day.

• ...a tool that measures how deep water is.

• ...a tool for transferring the level (or height) of something from one place to another.

A tool that has a section of hose or tubing filled with water, and a clear section at each end for viewing the water level "equilibrium" point.

• Super soaker for carpenters!

• Water balance

• Pointless tool

• Water level

When installing siding around a house, a way NCCER recommends for leveling around an obstruction (like a door or electrical panel) is to use a water level. This is not my favorite idea, but out of respect, if NCCER asks, that is the one to use.

• True

• False

• True

• False

Which of these are power tools:

Spirit level, Auto level, water level, Line level

• Line level

• Water level

• Auto level

• Spirit level