WorksheetsConstruction Terms
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Who is responsible for overseeing every step of the construction process, from planning to completion?
Foreman
Superintendent
Material
Base
What term describes any substance used in building a structure?
Fill
Material
Lift
Berm
What is the term for the area that you are okay to be in, often cleared for jobs?
Right of Way
Cut
Slope
Bench
What do you call the process when you have to remove material?
Fill
Cut
Base
Pitch
What is the term for building up material, typically taken from a cut and sent to a fill?
Subgrade
Fill
Finish Grade
Berm
What is the term for where a hole is stair-stepped down into the hole?
Lift
Bench
Base
Material
What are layers of material backfilled in intervals called?
Lift
Fill
Subgrade
Berm
What goes over subgrade, serving as the foundation for whatever you are building?
Base
Pitch
Right of Way
Cut
What is dirt that is angled, with the toe being the bottom of the ditch, called?
Slope
Fill
Bench
Material
What is the term for rise over run, where a 1:1 slope has a 45-degree angle?
Pitch
Slope
Base
Lift
What is a long dirt pile typically protecting the edge of a drop-off called?
Berm
Subgrade
Finish Grade
Right of Way
What is the high point where water drains from called?
Edge Drain
Crown
Invert
Structure
What is the concrete vault that a manhole sits over called?
Structure
Hub
Control Point
Water Tree
What is the bottom of the inside of a pipe known as?
Crown
Invert
Lath
Probe Rod
What are wood stakes put in the ground with critical information on them called?
Grade Stakes
Hub
Shovel
Laser
What are grade stakes with no writing on them called?
Control Point
Lath
Water Tree
Utility Locate Colors
What is a square stake that is a stationary point called?
Hub
Structure
Edge Drain
Grade Rod
What do you drive under to fill a water truck?
Laser
Water Tree
Crown
Invert
What is a thin rod used to help locate pipes or sensitive utilities underground called?
Probe Rod
Grade Rod
Lath
Hub
What is a spade used for digging and smooth clean up called?
Shovel
Laser
Edge Drain
Structure
What color is used to locate Gas in utility locate colors?
Red
Yellow
Blue
Orange
What color is used to locate Power in utility locate colors?
Red
Blue
Green
Purple
What color is used to locate Water in utility locate colors?
Orange
Blue
Yellow
Brown
What color is used to locate Communications in utility locate colors?
Orange
Purple
Red
Green
What color is used to locate Reclaimed Water in utility locate colors?
Purple
Orange
Red
Blue
What does G.P.S. stand for?
Global Positioning System
General Positioning System
Geographic Positioning System
Global Placement System
What is the primary use of G.P.S.?
To measure temperature
To let the machine know boundaries, elevations, and where to dig
To calculate speed
To predict weather
What does "Elevation" refer to?
Depth below sea level
Height above sea level
Distance from the equator
Height of a building
What is a "Swale"?
A deep river
A shallow channel with gently sloping sides
A steep mountain
A flat plain
What can a swale be?
Only natural
Only man-made
Natural or man-made
Only artificial
