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GED101 Quiz 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Back bearing of N 35° W is …

a)

N 35° E

b)

S 35° E

c)

S 35° W

d)

325°

2.

The direction along the Earth's surface towards the geographic North Pole.

a)

True north

b)

Magnetic North

c)

Arbitrary North

d)

Grid North

3.

The difference between True North and Magnetic North is called:

a)

Declination angle

b)

Longitude angle

c)

Local attraction

d)

None of the above

4.

A positive declination occurs when Magnetic North is ……. of True North.

a)

South

b)

North

c)

East

d)

West

5.

A negative declination occurs when Magnetic North is ……. of True North.

a)

South

b)

North

c)

East

d)

West

6.

If the Magnetic bearing = 215º 00' and Declination = 2° 00' W, Then, True bearing =

a)

210º 00'

b)

213º 00'

c)

217º 00'

d)

None of the above

7.

This system measures the horizontal angle from the north direction to the line in a clockwise direction.

a)

WCB

b)

RB

c)

Declination

d)

Local Attraction

8.

The effect of nearby magnetic influences distorts a compass reading, causing the compass needle to deviate from pointing toward Magnetic North.

a)

WCB

b)

RB

c)

Declination

d)

Local Attraction

9.

A local attraction is suspected if ..

a)

FB = BB = 180

b)

BB - FB ≠ 180

c)

BB ≠ FB

d)

None of the above

10.

A series of connected survey lines between a series of points, which are used to determine positions, distances, and angles.

a)

Traverse

b)

Tape surveying

c)

reference directions

d)

None of the above

11.

The traverse starts at one known control point and ends at another known control point, often following a linear or semi-linear path.

a)

Closed

b)

link/connected

c)

Open

d)

none of the above

12.

Tolerance of angular closing error of a closed traverse is determined by

a)

b)

c)

d)

None of the above

13.

Angular closing error of a closed traverse equals ….

a)

((n+2)×180)- sum of angles

b)

((n-2)×180)- sum of angles

c)

((2n-2)×180)- sum of angles

14.

If the angular closing error of a five-sided traverse is + 2º 30', then the correction to each angle is

a)

+ 00º 30'

b)

2º 30'

c)

- 00º 30'

d)

None of the above

15.

The main purpose of graphical scale is

a)

Identification of shrinkage or expansion of a map

b)

visualization

c)

None of the above