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WorksheetsHardwoods and Softwoods 101
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Who specifies which grade of wood to be used for each part of a project?
Carpenter
Architect
Foreman
Laborer
Which type of lumber comes from trees have needles and stay green all year?
Softwoods
Hardwoods
Succulents
Herbs
Which type of lumber comes from trees that lose their leaves every year?
Hardwoods
Softwoods
Beams
Boards
What represents one year of growth for a tree?
An extra branch
A foot of height
Annular ring
Maturity
What is the old inner part of a tree that is more durable?
Roots
Sapwood
Bark
Heartwood
What identifies the quality of a wood?
grade
age
percentage
smell
What is the fast way to dry lumber?
air drying
kiln drying
sun baking
blow drier
What is the more durable way to mill lumber?
Fron-cut
Quarter-Sawed
Plain-Sawed
Side-cut
What is NOT a way to see if lumber contains too much moisture?
Hit it with a hammer and see if moisture comes to the surface
Use a Moisture meter
Light it on fire
What is NOT an advantage of wood as a building material?
It has durability and beauty
It absorbs shocks from sudden loads
It is easily worked
It is the strongest building material
