Surveying Merit Badge Quiz

NAME:____________________ DATE:_____________________

Surveying Merit Badge Quiz 1)

What does a surveyor do? ____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ __

2)

Name at least three instruments used in surveying: ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ___

3)

Name 2 famous surveyors (Mr. Horneman is not famous): ______________________

4)

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Circle some of the jobs/skills a surveyor does/has: a. Historian e. b. Artist f. c. Chemist g. d. Botanist h.

Police Mathematician Doctor Legal/Law

5)

Is surveying a science or an art? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ___

6)

How can you measure the height of a flag pole? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ___

7)

Circle the three “North’s” a. Magnetic b. Geodetic c. Grid

8)

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

Who gave a deed for Pennsylvania to William Penn? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ___

NAME:____________________ DATE:_____________________ 9)

Surveying can involve a lot of hiking and outdoor work?

T or F

10)

Surveying can involve a lot of research and office work?

T or F