Forestry Quiz

The practice of growing trees for production.

• silviculture or forestry

• spile

• veneer

• lumber

What percentage of the United States is covered by forests?

• 15%

• 25%

• 35%

• 45%

Coniferous trees that do not shed leaves

• deciduous

• hardwood

• softwood

• veneer

Thin layer of decorative wood that is glued over the surface of other wood

• sawlogs

• veneer

• pulpwood

• lumber

Smaller coniferous trees grown to produce paper and paper products

• pulpwood
• veneer

• lumber

• forestry

Logs sawn into lumber used for building houses, furniture, or other wood products

• pulpwood

• heartwood

• sapwood

• sawlog

Trees that grow new leaves in the spring of each year and lose them in the fall.

• None of the answers are correct.

• softwood species

• coniferous trees

• deciduous or hardwood species

Preferred wood for cutting boards, work benches, and butcher blocks

• walnut

• hard maple

• oak

• ash

Famously used to make baseball bats and handles for high-impact tools

• ash

• maple

• oak

• walnut

One of the most diverse and common tree species; used to make barrels and railroad ties.

• hickory

• cherry

• oak

• poplar