PS Principles and Practice of Surveying Vocabulary Game
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About the PS Principles and Practice of Surveying Vocabulary Games
4 free word games built on 20 PS Principles and Practice of Surveying terms across 5 topics. Every game deals terms at random and shows what each term means, so you can keep playing as long as you like.
How to Play
- 1.Read the clue and type the term (3 to 6 letters).
- 2.Green: right spot. Yellow: wrong spot. Gray: not in the term.
- 3.Solve it in 6 tries, then read the explanation.
- 1.Swap two neighboring tiles to line up 3 of the same term.
- 2.Longer lines, two lines at once and chains score more.
- 3.Play until no swap can make a line.
- 1.Flip two cards. A matching pair stays face up.
- 2.Each pair you find shows what the term means.
- 3.Clear the board in as few moves as you can.
- 1.Find each listed term in the letter grid.
- 2.Drag across its letters: across, down or diagonally.
- 3.Find all five as fast as you can.
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Topics in the PS Principles and Practice of Surveying Vocabulary Game
Legal Principles
Professional Survey Practices
Standards and Specifications
Business Practices
Areas of Practice
Sources for these terms (19)
- ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey Standards (American Land Title Association) · Source checked 2026-11-03
- Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009), Bureau of Land Management · Source checked 2026-11-03
- 44 CFR 59.1 Definitions (GovInfo, 2025 edition) · Source checked 2026-11-03
- Standard Specifications for Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects (FP-03, U.S. Customary Units) · Source checked 2026-11-03
- Park Road Standards (Federal Highway Administration) · Source checked 2026-11-03
- Other Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) (GPS.gov) · Source checked 2026-11-03
- CPC Tracking (NCEES) · Source checked 2026-11-03
- Principles and Practice of Surveying (PS) CBT Exam Specifications and Standards (NCEES) · Source checked 2026-11-03
- The NOAA CORS Network (National Geodetic Survey) · Source checked 2026-11-03
- Datums and Reference Frames (National Geodetic Survey) · Source checked 2026-11-03
- Geodetic Bench Marks, NOAA Manual NOS NGS 1 (National Geodetic Survey) · Source checked 2026-11-03
- New Datums: Replacing NAVD 88 and NAD 83 (National Geodetic Survey) · Source checked 2026-11-03
- OPUS: Online Positioning User Service (National Geodetic Survey) · Source checked 2026-11-03
- About OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) · Source checked 2026-11-03
- What is a geographic information system (GIS)? (U.S. Geological Survey) · Source checked 2026-11-03
- What is a topographic map? (U.S. Geological Survey) · Source checked 2026-11-03
- What is the geoid? (NOAA National Ocean Service) · Source checked 2026-11-03
- Naming Convention for the New Datums (National Geodetic Survey) · Source checked 2026-11-03
- Features Shown on Topographic Maps (USGS Circular 368) · Source checked 2026-11-04
About the PS Surveying Exam
The NCEES Principles and Practice of Surveying (PS) exam is the national professional licensure exam for surveyors who have already moved beyond the FS stage and board education review. The current computer-based exam is a 100-question, closed-book test that emphasizes legal principles, professional survey practice, standards and specifications, business practices, and applied surveying work such as boundary, control, construction, route, topographic, ALTA/NSPS, and subdivision surveys.
Exam sponsor: NCEES (Pearson VUE). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.
Questions
100 questions
Time Limit
7 hours
Passing Score
NCEES does not publish a fixed passing score (scaled scoring)
Reported exam pass rate: 63% first-time; 40% repeat. NCEES PS pass-rate table updated July 2026 This describes exam candidates, not OpenExamPrep users or results from using our resources. Exam sponsor website
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the PS Surveying vocabulary game free?
Yes. The game is free to play with no sign-up. Signing in adds AI explanations for any term.
How do the PS Surveying vocabulary games work?
There are 4 games built on 20 PS Surveying terms. In Guess the Term, a clue describes one term and you have six tries to spell it, with green, yellow and gray letters showing how close you are. In Term Match, six terms appear as colored tiles; swap neighbors to line up three or more of the same term, and each match shows what the term means. In Term Pairs, twelve face-down cards hide six pairs of terms; flip two at a time to find each pair, and every pair you find shows what the term means. In Term Search, five terms hide in a grid of letters, reading across, down or diagonally; drag across a term to circle it, and each term you find shows what it means.
Where do the PS Surveying terms come from?
OpenExamPrep researched each term from the NCEES (Pearson VUE) content outline and primary sources, listed under Sources on this page. The game is independent study material, not an official exam resource.
What is the PS exam pass rate?
NCEES lists the PS pass rate at 63% for first-time takers and 40% for repeat takers in the pass-rate table updated in July 2026. That makes it a challenging professional licensure exam, especially for candidates who are weak in legal principles, applied boundary analysis, or current standards work.
How hard is the PS surveying exam?
Most candidates consider the PS exam difficult because it blends legal analysis, field practice, mapping standards, business judgment, and real project scenarios rather than testing only formulas. Success usually depends on strong command of boundary law, current standards such as ALTA/NSPS and FEMA requirements, and practical judgment in boundary, control, and development work.