WorksheetsGED 203 Quiz III
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
…… focuses on the measurement and analysis of geometric properties of the Earth's surface.
Geometric geodesy
Satellite geodesy
Physical geodesy
None of the above
…………. is a hypothetical surface that represents the shape the Earth's oceans.
Ellipsoid
Topography
Geoid
All the above
…………….. is a mathematical figure approximating the Earth's shape.
Ellipsoid
Topography
Geoid
All the above
At any point on ellipsoid, ………… latitude is greater than other types of latitudes.
Geocentric
reduced
geodetic
none of the above
It is a curve on a surface where at each point of the curve the principal normal of the curve coincides with the normal to the surface of the ellipsoid at this point.
Geodesic
Normal section
Normal direction
None of the above
A type of geometric effect makes difference between forward and back azimuths does not equal 180°.
Spherical excess
Meridian convergence
Geodesic
none of the above
…… is a method to compute length, forward, and back azimuth between two known stations at different latitude and longitude.
Direct problem
Inverse problem
Satellite problem
The geoid and reference ellipsoid are parallel at a point if ……
θ=0
N= θ=0
N=0
None of the above
The angle of deflection of the vertical is NOT equal at all points on the Earth.
True
False
Triangulation stations should be intervisible
True
False
Station should form well-conditioned triangles such that any angle is less than 30 or more than 120.
True
False
In ................................., all angles are measured to establish the geodetic network.
Trilateration
Triangulation
None of the above
In ................................., the lengths of all sides are measured to establish the geodetic network.
Trilateration
Triangulation
None of the above
