Surveying Merit Badge Quiz-answers

Surveying Merit Badge Quiz 1)

What does a surveyor do? (0-5 points) A surveyor measures distances and sizes accurately and with precision. They can measure property, elevations, topography and construction.

2)

Name at least three instruments used in surveying: (0-3 points) Transit, Theodolite, GPS, Level, rod, tape/chain, prism

3)

Name 2 famous surveyors (Mr. Horneman is not famous): (0-2 points) George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Mason and Dixon, Lewis and Clarke

4)

Circle some of the jobs/skills a surveyor does/has: (0-5 points) a. Historian e. Police b. Artist f. Mathematician c. Chemist g. Doctor d. Botanist h. Legal/Law

5)

Is surveying a science or an art? (0-2 points) It is both a science and art.

6)

How can you measure the height of a flag pole? (0-2 points) Indirect measurement (distance and vertical angle, or height of shadow)

7)

Circle the three “North’s” (0-3 points) a. Magnetic b. Geodetic c. Grid

d. True e. Absolute f. That a-way

8)

Who gave a deed for Pennsylvania to William Penn? (0-1 points) King George of England

9)

Surveying can involve a lot of hiking and outdoor work? (0-1 points) T or F

10)

Surveying can involve a lot of research and office work? (0-1 points) T or F Total 25 points – extra credit for additional answers is available.