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Forestry Q3.1

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which tree is considered a high value species?

a)

black willow

b)

black walnut

c)

black locust

d)

black birch

2.

Which of the following is the most shade tolerant?

a)

hackberry

b)

pin oak

c)

honey locust

d)

white ash

3.

Which evergreen has a pendulous appearance when mature?

a)

white fir

b)

blue spruce

c)

scotch pine

d)

Norway pine

e)

Eastern Hemlock

4.

____ and ____ may most easily be planted as cuttings from a parent tree.

a)

maples & oaks

b)

walnuts & elms

c)

poplars & willows

d)

pines & spruces

5.

After placing a seedling into a hole for planting the soil should be packed as loosely as possible so as not to damage the tree roots.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Plant hardines zone numbers increase as you go North.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Another name for the hand planting bar is the ____.

a)

wedge prism

b)

plunger

c)

dibble

d)

increment borer

8.

Estimating the amount of board feet, cords, or pieces in a timber stand is called ____.

a)

scaling

b)

guessing

c)

browsing

d)

crusing

9.

Aggressive reproduction, rapid growth and high quality wood have the ____ most managed pine of the Northern forest.

a)

loblolly pine

b)

white pine

c)

longleaf pine

d)

red pine

e)

sequoia

10.

DBH is measured at the ____ foot height.

a)

3

b)

4.5

c)

6

d)

7.5

11.

DBH can be measured by all of the following tools EXCEPT ____.

a)

diameter tape

b)

Biltmore stick

c)

merit hypsometer

d)

calipers

12.

Which of the following will NOT measure the height of a tree?

a)

meritt hypsometer

b)

abney level

c)

clinometer

d)

log scale stick

13.

Estimating the amount of lumber (board feet) in a log is called?

a)

crusing

b)

scaling

c)

incrementing

d)

tallying

14.

Which is NOT a rule commonly used for scaling sawlogs in the US?

a)

international rule

b)

Scribner rule

c)

Doyle rule

d)

vernier rule

15.

Which tools is used for timber crusing?

a)

increment borer

b)

wedge prism

c)

cant hook

d)

chain saw

16.

The haga altimeter will measure ____.

a)

tree height

b)

DBH

c)

basal area

d)

board feet

17.

The tools commonly used to measure land area is the ____.

a)

chain tape

b)

diameter tape

c)

calipers

d)

clinometer

18.

Which tool is NOT found on a crusing stick?

a)

Biltmore stick

b)

meritt hypsometer

c)

log scale

d)

crusing tape

19.

A tools with a pointed tip used to push logs is the ____.

a)

pickaroon

b)

chaining pin

c)

cant hook

d)

tubeling

20.

A spud us used to ____.

a)

dig holes or plant seedlings

b)

peel bark

c)

scrape debris from the soil surface

d)

prune small trees

21.

An excellent tools for pruning branches less than 1 inch in diameter is the ____.

a)

increment borer

b)

lopping shears

c)

pruning shears

d)

bow saw

22.

Most crusing sticks use a ____ inch distance from the ueser's eye to the tool to get accurate readings.

a)

15

b)

18

c)

22

d)

25

23.

High quality furniture would most likely be made from which of the following woods?

a)

silver maple

b)

white pine

c)

black walnut

d)

black spruce

e)

Eastern hemlock

24.

A tree which is commonly used for utility poles is ____.

a)

red pine

b)

tamarack

c)

white pine

d)

white oak

25.

Douglas fir is most commonly used for which of the following uese?

a)

veneer

b)

lumber

c)

pulpwood

d)

Christmas trees

26.

Three woods suitable for tool handles are ____.

a)

white pine, red pine, & ponderosa pine

b)

white ash, hickory, & white oak

c)

American elm, slippery elm, & red elm

d)

aspen, cottonwood, & basswood

27.

Toothpicks are made from which of the following woods?

a)

aspen & poplar

b)

birch & beech

c)

cherry & black walnut

d)

honey locust & red oak

28.

Pencils are often made form which of the following woods?

a)

red pine

b)

red oak

c)

red maple

d)

Eastern red cedar

29.

____ and ____ are woods used for high quality furniture.

a)

white cedar & red cedar

b)

white pine & red pine

c)

black cherry & black walnut

d)

white walnut & black walnut

30.

____ is a wood used from tight cooperage.

a)

white oak

b)

red oak

c)

white & red oak

d)

neither