CST Level 1 Land Surveyor Test Certification Exam Questions with Complete Solutions
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PLS - Professional Land Surveyor
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PLS - Professional Land Surveyor
Parcel Map - Answer-Map that divides a large parcel into *four or fewer parcels.*
Subdivision Map - Answer-Map that divides a large parcel into *five or more parcels.*
Base plan - Answer-Existing conditions plan that is created from the initial full topographic survey of a property. This plan...
CST Level 1 Land Surveyor Test
Certification Exam Questions with
Complete Solutions
Parcel Map - Answer-Map that divides a large parcel into *four or fewer parcels.*
Subdivision Map - Answer-Map that divides a large parcel into *five or more parcels.*
Base plan - Answer-Existing conditions plan that is created from the initial full
topographic survey of a property. This plan would include existing buildings, walls,
waterways, trees, and contours along with the boundary information for the site.
Profile View Drawing - Answer-An xy plot, typically used to represent the existing
elevation of the project. *Cross Sections* are usually depicted on this type of drawing
Legal description - Answer-Written document that describes in detail the property
boundary lines or easements by the lengths, orientations, and areas of those
boundaries or easements.
Total Station - Answer-electronic distancing measure (EDM), and it can also measure
vertical and horizontal angles and record data. It consists of a simple microprocessor,
an angle measuring instrument (Theodolite), and a distance measuring instrument
(EDM)
Should a Total Station ever be carried while mounted on a tripod? - Answer-No, Total
Stations and levels should be moved only by a carry case.
Theodolite - Answer-Precision instrument used to measure angles in the vertical and
horizontal planes. Theodolites are used primarily for surveying applications, and have
been modified for unique uses such as meteorology and rocket launching.
How often should an EDM/all equipment be calibrated? - Answer-Once a year
What is a peg test? - Answer-A common level test using two known points to check
levelness and line of sight
What instrument most commonly gets effected by temperature? - Answer-100ft Steel
tapes
A 100 foot cloth or fiber tape is most likely used for measuring _________. - Answer-
Traverse measurements
Property corners
Slope stake locations <----
,Centerline
The needle of the surveyor's compass points to: - Answer-Magnetic North
What is a "dumpy level?" - Answer-A conventional level with fixed crosshairs and no
internal compensator.
Laser Level - Answer-a rotating, level laser beam can be detected by a sensor attached
to a rod. Commonly used on construction sites
Digital level/self-leveling level - Answer-Initially leveled by operator and reads a level
rod as a bar code
Field note reduction most commonly refers to? - Answer-Adding and subtracting back
sights and foresights of a level loop
Clinometer - Answer-an instrument used for measuring the angle or elevation of slopes
Planimeter - Answer-a table-top engineering instrument for measuring areas, usually
the areas of irregular regions on a map or photograph.
Jacob's Staff (Land Surveying) - Answer-a monopod, a single straight rod or staff made
of nonferrous material, pointed and metal-clad at the bottom for penetrating the ground.
Subtense Bar - Answer-is a tripod-mounted horizontal bar having sighting targets set
precisely 2.000 m apart.
plumb bob, plummet - Answer-A pointed weight on a string to transfer a level elevation
to a point.
Also helpful for ensuring straightness of surveying for GPS and Prism poles
Plumb bob in slight wind - Answer-Slightly bounce bob on the point
Hand Trowel - Answer-The "Most Useful" tool for finding established survey monuments
Zenith Circle - Answer-used for celestial observations
Eratosthenes (120 BC) - Answer-calculated the circumference of the earth
The United States Public Land Survey System was established under the direction and
guidance of: - Answer-Thomas Jefferson
Alidade - Answer-An instrument used for sighting the point in plane table surveying.
Ruler equipped with mounted sights and used for determination of direction. Also the
part of a theodolite that rotates around the vertical axis, as well as the arm of a sextant
, French Curve - Answer-A template used to draw smooth curves with various radii
Magnetic declination - Answer-angle between true north and magnetic north
*referenced by year*
Azimuth - Answer-Measures horizontal angles (in 2D) from 0 to 360 degrees in a
clockwise motion.
Zenith - Answer-Measures vertical angles from 0 to 360 degrees in a clockwise motion,
starting from the 12 o'clock position.
Bearing - Answer-measures angles, but only from 0 to 90 degrees. It is always relative
to the north or south axis and is written in the form of N (or S) X Y' Z" E (or W).
A back bearing (of a given bearing) - Answer-measures angles, but only from 0 to 90
degrees. It is always relative to the north or south axis and is written in the form of S (or
N) X Y' Z'' W (or E).
Traverse - Answer-Is a plan view of the path a surveyor takes. If it starts and ends at the
same point, it is considered as a closed ____________. Otherwise, it is an open
_____________.
Backsight - Answer-Is the *vertical* distance measurement from the benchmark to a
*known* elevation during differential leveling.
Foresight - Answer-Is the *vertical* distance measurement from the benchmark to an
*unknown* location during differential leveling.
3 types of Horizontal angles - Answer-interior, exterior, deflection
zenith angle - Answer-A vertical angle measured from the zenith direction
Easement - Answer-Defined as shared land determined by a legal document, which
allows a non-property owner to use the property.
Easements must outline the following: - Answer-Purpose, who the _______________ is
between, the width, the duration, and the location based on a rectangular coordinate
system for _________________.
GLONASS - Answer-Russian satellite navigation system operating as part of a
radionavigation-satellite service
QZSS - Answer-owned by the Government of Japan
GNSS stands for? - Answer-Global Navigation Satellite System
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