Surveying Quiz

Ordinances survey benchmarks can be referenced back to:

• The high tide level in Newlyn in Devon

• The high tide level in Newquay in Devon

• The mean sea level in Newlyn in Cornwall

• The mean sea level in Newquay in Cornwall

At what intervals will tallies be found on a metric chain?

• 100mm

• 200mm

• 500mm

• 1000mm

What method is used when compass surveying?

• Traversing

• Estimating

• Gastrulation

• Triangulation

What is fitted to an automatic level enabling it to set itself accurately?

• A gyroscope

• A oscilloscope

• A swinging prism

• A counterbalance

To calculate the hypotenuse a digital measuring tool requires what two measurements?

• Length and width

• Length and height

• Diameter and width

• Diameter and height

Laser scanners use two cameras and a projector to capture 3-dimensional images.

• True

• False

Identify what is in the image here?

• Theodolites

• Automatic Level

• Laser Level

• Metric Chain

Hydro power is generated using what?

• Wind

• Water

• Solar

• Geothermal