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Name:    You must enter your name to take this test. 2000 State Forestry Test

Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
A B C D	1.	____ wood is used to make pulp for high grade magazine and book paper. a. Red oak b. White oak c. Boxelder d. Cottonwood
A B C D	2.	____is a wood often preferred by wood carvers. a. Ash b. Basswood c. Birch d. White oak
A B C D	3.	____ is a wood that is used for tight cooperage. a. White oak b. Red oak c. Both d. Neither
A B C D	4.	Ponderosa pine is most commonly used for _____. a. Lumber b. Veneer c. Pulpwood d. Fence posts
A B C D	5.	A wood often used to make drawing boards is ____. a. Aspen b. Basswood c. Cherry d. Hickory
A B C D	6.	High quality furniture would most likely be made from ____ wood. a. Silver Maple b. White Pine c. Black Walnut d. Black Spruce
A B C D	7.	Which wood species would give the most heat per cord? a. Hickory b. Red Oak c. White Ash d. American Elm
A B C D	8.	A fireplace cord-rick-or face cord are all terms used to describe a stack of wood with what measurements? a. 4’x 4’x 8’ c. Stove length x 4’x 8’ b. Stove length x 4’x 4’ d. Stove length x 4’x 4’x 8’
A B C D	9.	It takes_______ gallons of sap that is 1% sugar to make 1 gallon of maple syrup. a. 21 b. 43 c. 64 d. 86
A B C D	10.	Before treatment to inhibit decay wood should be dried to about ____% moisture? a. 10 b. 15 c. 20 d. 25
A B C	11.	Decay or wood rot is caused by ______________? a. Bacteria b. Fungi c. Soil insect
A B C D	12.	Fence posts to be treated should ___________ prior to treatment a. Be debarked b. Be seasoned until checking is evident on the ends (usually 6 to 12 months) c. Be cut to final size and any needed holes drilled d. All are correct
A B C D	13.	Litter from leaves-especially needles-at various stages of decomposition is called ____? a. Slash b. Litter c. Trash d. Duff
A B C D	14.	Tree with D.B.H. greater than 8-12 inches are referred to as __________. a. Saplings b. Sawtimber c. Pole timber d. Seedlings
A B C D	15.	The third step in tree harvesting is_______. a. Skidding b. Felling/bucking c. Loading d. Hauling
A B C D	16.	Removing trees damaged by fire/insects of disease or other things which might damage the stand is called ______________. a. Salvage cut b. Clear cut c. Clean out d. Sanitation cut
A B C D	17.	A method of harvesting that removes all of the trees in the sand is called ________.k a. Clearing b. Clear cutting c. Total cutting d. Total removal
A B C D	18.	In forestry the letters TSI stand for the words ________. a. Total salable investment c. Total site income b. Timber stand improvement d. Taxable site index
A B C	19.	Dutch Elm Disease is caused by ___________. a. Bacteria b. Fungi c. Virus
A B C D	20.	Closely spaced growth rings indicate ___________. a. Fast growth c. Short trees b. Slow growth d. Nothing about growth
A B C D	21.	The application of fire to gain beneficial results is called__________? a. Sanitation burn c. Management burn b. Prescription burn d. Selective burn
A B C D	22.	The most extreme fire danger rating is __________? a. Low b. Medium c. High d. Explosive
A B C D	23.	Incendiary fires account for ______ percent of forest fires in the U.S.? a. 13% b. 26% c. 39% d. 52%
A B C D	24.	A forest fire out of control is called a ________? a. Wildfire b. Suppression fire c. Spot fire d. Ground fire
A B C D	25.	Since round wood cannot be stacked to make a solid volume- a cord of logs is reduced from 128 cubic feet to _________ cubic feet of actual wood? a. 110-120 b. 100-110 c. 70-90 d. 50-60
A B C D	26.	If rows of trees are spaced 8’ apart and trees in the rows are spaced 6’ apart how many square feet does each tree require? a. 14 b. 28 c. 48 d. 68
A B C D	27.	A pulpwood stick (log) is _____ long. a. 8” b. 80’ c. 100’ d. 10’
A B C D	28.	How many board feet in an order of 100 pieces of 2”x12”x16’? a. 240 b. 3200 c. 680 d. 2400
A B C D	29.	How many acres in this legal land description?  E1/2-NW1/4-SE1/4-SEC.14-T38N-R9 W? a. 160 b. 40 c. 20 d. 10
A B C D	30.	There are _______ feet in a rod. a. 9 b. 12 c. 16.5 d. 18
A B C	31.	The HAGA Altimeter is used to measure ____________. a. Tree height b. DBH c. Board feet
A B C	32.	An increment borer is not used to do which of the following? a. Estimate the age of a tree c. Eliminate knots in lumber b. Determine growth rate of a tree
A B C D	33.	DBH is measured at the __________ foot height. a. 3 b. 4.5 c. 6 d. 7.5
A B C D	34.	Another name for the hand planting bar is ________. a. Wedge prism b. Plunger c. Dibble d. Increment borer
A B C D	35.	When planting a shelter belt for rural homesteads-the shelter belt should be at least ___ feet from the buildings. a. 50 b. 100 c. 250 d. 500
A B C D	36.	The proper depth to plant seedlings is ________. a. The same depth as they were in the nursery b. Slightly deeper than they were in the nursery c. Slightly shallower than they were in the nursery d. 30 inches
A B C D	37.	The Global Positioning System or “GPS” is based on a constellation of ___ Satellites orbiting the earth. a. 34 b. 24 c. 13 d. 15
A B C D	38.	________ is the precise measurement of the relative positions of two receivers tracking the same GPS signals. a. Differential positioning c. Data message b. Dilution of precision d. Carrier
A B C D	39.	______ is a particular range of frequencies. a. Frequency spectrum c. Doppler shift b. Doppler-aiding d. Frequency band
A B C D	40.	______ is a GPS receiver that can simultaneously track more than one satellite signal. a. Multi-channel receiver c. P-code b. Precise positioning service (PPS) d. Carrier frequency