Topic 4.2b Timber Practice Quiz

What type of trees do softwoods come from?

• Deciduous

• Coniferous

• Redwood

• Mahogany

Oak is an example of...

• Softwood

• Hardwood

• Redwood

• Coniferous

About how much of the planet is forestland?

• 50%

• 30%

• 45%

• 70%

(a)   come from coniferous trees which are evergreen, needle-leaved, cone-bearing trees, such as cedar, fir and pine.

The world’s forests can be divided into what 2 categories?

• Temperate & Tropical

• Northern Hemisphere & Southern Hemisphere

• North America & South America

What type of man-made timber is constructed of layers of veneer which are glued at 90 degrees to each other?

• Plywood

• Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF)

• Softwood

• OSB (oriented strand board)

What is the clearance, clearcutting, clearing or removal of a forest or stand of trees from land which is then converted to a non-forest use?

• Greenhouse Effect

• Reforestation

• Deforestation

• Extinction of Species

What is the living, outermost portion of a woody stem or branch?

• Growth ring

• Sapwood

• Earlywood

• Heartwood

What defect is this?

• Bowing

• Cupping

• Crook

• Twist

What defect is this?

• Cupping

• Crook

• Bowing

• Twist