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BUILDING MATERIAL

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

TRUE or FALSE:

Wood is composed of tiny cells that are held together with a natural cement called lignin.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

2.

TRUE or FALSE:

Trees grow by forming new wood cells, and reach full maturity and stop growing when new cells stop forming.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

3.

TRUE or FALSE:

Annual rings begin at the center of the trunk and continue outward to the bark. Each ring represents a year of cellular growth.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

TRUE or FALSE:

The moisture content of wood is the percentage of its weight that is water.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

TRUE or FALSE

Heartwood is found in the center of a log and comprises the majority of useful material of that log.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

TRUE or FALSE:

Annual rings begin at the center of the trunk and continue outward to the bark.

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

7.

TRUE or FALSE

Each annual ring represents a year of cellular growth.

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

8.

TRUE or FALSE:

The bark of a tree is worse than it's bite

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

ALL OF THE ABOVE

9.

TRUE or FALSE:

Most lumber shrinkage occurs across the grain.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

TRUE or FALSE:

A 2″ × 4″ × 8′ piece of lumber will shrink more across its 2″ thickness and 4″ width than along its 8′ length.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE