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Midwest #3 Forest Products Test



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

All of the following are forest products except:
a.
resin
b.
turpentine
c.
core
d.
sponge
 

 2. 

Turpentine is a product of the ______ tree.
a.
cedar
b.
pine
c.
fir
d.
maple
 

 3. 

A tree tapped in spring to collect sap that is boiled down to make syrup and sugar.
a.
elm
b.
oak
c.
pine
d.
maple
 

 4. 

An edible nut tree native to the upper Midwest.
a.
butternut
b.
pecan
c.
English walnut
d.
Brazil nut
 

 5. 

All are large forest products companies except _____
a.
Kimberly-Clark
b.
Northern Pacific
c.
Georgia-Pacific
d.
Weyerhaeuser
 

 6. 

Fir Christmas trees can be grown in ______.
a.
4-6 years
b.
6-8 years
c.
8-10 years
d.
10-12 years
 

 7. 

Pine Christmas trees can be grown in _______.
a.
4-6 years
b.
6-8 years
c.
8-10 years
d.
10-12 years
 

 8. 

Spruce Christmas trees can be grown in ______.
a.
4-6 years
b.
6-8 years
c.
8-10 years
d.
10-12 years
 

 9. 

A product of the forest often not considered but very important from a conservation standpoint:
a.
wildlife
b.
water
c.
recreation
d.
fishing
 

 10. 

The durability of a non-treated post from a white oak tree would be about _____ years.
a.
3
b.
7
c.
12
d.
25
 

 11. 

______ is made by soaking or impregnating sheets of wood with raw resin and layering them under great pressure until the resin is set.
a.
plywood
b.
compreg
c.
veneer
d.
waferboard
 

 12. 

A popular wood used in lining linen closets and for storage chests because  its odor repels the clothes moth.
a.
birch
b.
white cedar
c.
red cedar
d.
mahogany
 

 13. 

Wood used extensively for items such as gunstocks.
a.
redwood
b.
chestnut
c.
cypress
d.
black walnut
 

 14. 

Type of wood that is not used today to make baseball bats.
a.
ash
b.
hackberry
c.
hickory
d.
elm
 

 15. 

Most baseball bats are made of ______.
a.
ash
b.
hackberry
c.
oak
d.
elm
 

 16. 

The highest grade of hardwood lumber would be _____.
a.
firsts
b.
seconds
c.
selects
d.
common
 

 17. 

Standard plywood comes in ______ plies.
a.
3
c.
7
b.
5
d.
all of these are correct
 

 18. 

All are products of the southern pine forest except _______.
a.
turpentine
b.
rosin
c.
pine tar
d.
veneer
 

 19. 

This tree produces more wood products than any other American tree and is the state tree of Oregon.
a.
sequoia
b.
Douglas fir
c.
maple
d.
red cedar
 

 20. 

All of the following tree species are used for pulpwood except ______.
a.
aspen
b.
spruce
c.
cedar
d.
balsam fir
 

 21. 

The wood commonly used in making toothpicks is _______.
a.
cherry
b.
box elder
c.
birch
d.
aspen
 

 22. 

Wood shingles are often made from ______.
a.
white cedar
b.
red cedar
c.
white pine
d.
honey locust
 

 23. 

Drawing boards are often made from _______.
a.
hickory
b.
cherry
c.
aspen
d.
basswood
 

 24. 

Maple sap begins to run in late winter when we have _____.
a.
warm days and warm nights
c.
warm days and cold nights
b.
cold day and cold nights
d.
cold days and warm nights
 

 25. 

Wood carvers generally prefer_______.
a.
basswood
b.
ash
c.
tamarack
d.
birch
 



 
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