Wood / Trees / Materials Test

When a tree is cut to a uniform thickness and width it is called ?

When a trees cell walls have absorbed all the water they can hold, it at it's

What insect is just as deadly as a termite for attacking wood ?

• Carpenter Bee

• Carpenter Ants

• Powder post beetle

• None of the above

What are some of the natural defects found in wood products?

• Cracks and splits

• Wanes and knots

• Warping, cupping and twists

• All of the above

TRUE or False:

Knots are found in most grades of lumber.

• FALSE

• TRUE

TRUE or FALSE:

Dry rot is the breakdown of wood caused by a wood‑destroying fungus.

• FALSE

• TRUE

Building materials made from forest products are treated with preservatives to prevent them from....(fill in the blank)

• turning into pine cones

• running away to the join the circus

• molding, decaying or suffering damage from insects

Man made product that has several layers.

• MDF

• Chip Board

• Plywood

• OSB

Plywood is stronger then natural wood

• True

• False

When the wider side of the lumber cut is the radial side, it is a___

• plain-sawn

• quarter-sawn

• flat-sawn

• sawdust