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asprs GIS certification -geodesy/surveying
A continuous surface that is at all points perpendicular to the direction of gravity is called a(n)
a) ellipsoid b) geoid c) oblate spheroid d) terrain surface - correct answer ✔✔b
The deflection of the vertical is the angle between the perpendicular to the
a) ellipsoid and the terrain b) ellipsoid and the horizon c) geoid and the ellipsoid d) geoid and the terrain
- correct answer ✔✔c
An example of a datum is
a) Local Coordinate System
b) State Plane Coordinate System
c) UTM coordinate system
d) World Geodetic System of 1984 - correct answer ✔✔c
The line formed by the intersection of the earth's surface with a plane that includes the earth's axis of
rotation is called the
a) geographic meridian
b) grid meridian
c) magnetic meridian
d) rotated meridian - correct answer ✔✔a
The global positioning system measures in a
a) b) c) d)
geocentric coordinate system
geodetic coordinate system
local vertical coordinate system
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