Leveling Instruments
Most ancient type of level and relatively inexpensive
Water Level
Name of shot Directly over a Known Elevetaion
Backsight
Backshot
Degrees in a Circle
360 Degrees
Decade that LASER levels were introduced in construction
1960's
Standard threaded bolt on a set of tripod legs
5/8''
Name of shot directly over an Unknow Elevation
Foresight
Name of formula used to achieve Square
Pythagorean Theorem
Name of Elevation directly related to Mean sea Level
Datum Point
Name a type of tripod Head
Flat Head Tripod
Dome Head Tripod
Threaded Base Tripod
State the formula used to establish a Height of Instrument
BM + BS = HI
State the 2 names used to call, the long side of a triangle
Diagonal
Hypotenuse
When leveling screws on any layout instrument, use the following rule
Left Thumb Rule
A builders level is also known as _____________.
Dumpy Level
Name a type of Leveling Rod
Engineer Rod
Architect Rod
Story Pole
2x4 Shot stick
Represented in Degrees, what would a straight line be?
180* Degrees
Part of an instrument that ensures a level line of sight
Compensator
In the scope of an instrument used to gauge distance from instrument
Stadia lines
When Holding a leveling rod and "rocking" it back and forth this method is called the _________ method
wave
State the first 5 numbers after the decimal for Pi
3.141593
When Setting up the theodelite, what is the name of line that you establish as zero in order to be able to swing.
Baseline