True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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A spray marker is a tool used
to mark trees to be harvested or otherwise removed.
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2.
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The cant hook is used to lift
logs.
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3.
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The chain saw operator should
always keep the chain sharp to keep it safe.
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4.
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The hollow spouts driven into
the holes for collecting maple sap are called spiles.
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5.
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A person who estimates forest
value is called a cruiser.
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6.
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If the wood being cut by a
chain saw binds-it may cause a “kickback”.
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7.
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The stump left after a tree has
been harvested should always be the same as DBH.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that
best completes the statement or answers the question.
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8.
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Another name for the hand
planting bar is?
a. | wedge
prism | c. | dibble | b. | plunger | d. | increment borer |
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9.
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Sighting vanes are part of
the
a. | hand
compass | c. | wedge
prism | b. | staff compass | d. | aerial photograph |
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10.
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Estimating the amount of board
feet-cords-pieces (such a posts or poles) in a timber stand is called?
a. | scaling | b. | guessing | c. | browsing | d. | cruising |
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The letters DBH stands for the
words?
a. | diameter breast
high | c. | down (fell) buck
haul | b. | divide boards horizontally | d. | a chemical used to kill bark
beetles |
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12.
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DBH can be measured at the
______ foot height...
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13.
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DBH can be measured by all of
the following tools except ______
a. | a diameter
tape | c. | a meritt
hypsometer | b. | a biltmore stick | d. | calipers |
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14.
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Which of the following tools
will not measure the height of a tree?
a. | meritt
hypsometer | c. | clinometer | b. | Abney level | d. | log scale stick |
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15.
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Estimating the amount of lumber
(board feet) in a log is called?
a. | cruising | b. | scaling | c. | incrementing | d. | tallying |
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16.
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Which is not a rule commonly
used for scaling sawlogs in the u.s.?
a. | international
rule | c. | Doyle
rule | b. | scribner rule | d. | vernier rule |
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17.
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Which tool is commonly used for
timber cruising?
a. | wedge
prism | c. | cant
hook | b. | increment borer | d. | chain saw |
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18.
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The haga altimeter will
measure?
a. | tree
height | b. | DBH | c. | basal area | d. | board feet |
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19.
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The tool used to measure a land
area is the?
a. | chaining
tape | b. | diameter
tape | c. | calipers | d. | clinometer |
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20.
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which tool is not found on a
cruiser stick?
a. | biltmore
stick | c. | log scale
stick | b. | meritt hypsometer | d. | cruiser tape |
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21.
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a tool with a pointed tip used
to push logs is the___.
a. | cant
hook | c. | chaining
pin | b. | picaroon | d. | tubeling |
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All of these tools are used to
plant seeds into for later transplanting of the seedlings except _____.
a. | tubeling | c. | Styrofoam block | b. | paper pot | d. | spud |
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A spud is used to
____.
a. | dig holes or plant
seedlings | c. | scrape debris from
soil surface | b. | peel bark | d. | prune small trees |
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24.
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An excellent tool for pruning
branches less than 1 inch in diameter is the _____.
a. | increment
borer | c. | pruning
shears | b. | lopping shears | d. | bow saw |
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25.
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Most cruiser sticks use a ____
inch distance from the user’s eye to the tool to get accurate readings.
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26.
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A cant hook is used to
____.
a. | roll
logs | b. | load
logs | c. | fell
trees | d. | skid
logs |
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27.
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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 | d. | eliminate growth rate in a tree |
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28.
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A tool used to help read aerial
photos is the _____.
a. | haga
altimeter | c. | stereoscope | b. | clinometer | d. | Abney level |
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29.
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A hand compass with the numbers
graduated up to 360 clockwise is called ___.
a. | quadrant | b. | azimuth | c. | declination | d. | compass |
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30.
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The Abney level is used to
measure ____.
a. | tree
height | b. | DBH | c. | board feet |
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31.
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The haga altimeter is used to
measure _____.
a. | tree
height | b. | DBH | c. | board feet |
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32.
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Calipers are used to measure
____.
a. | tree
height | b. | DBH | c. | board feet |
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33.
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The clinometer is used to
measure ____.
a. | tree
height | b. | DBH | c. | board feet |
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34.
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A log scale stick is used to
measure ____.
a. | tree
height | b. | DBH | c. | board feet |
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35.
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The diameter tape is used to
measure ____.
a. | tree
height | b. | DBH | c. | board feet |
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36.
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The Meritt hypsometer is used
to measure ____.
a. | tree
height | b. | DBH | c. | board feet |
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37.
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The Biltmore stick is used to
measure _____.
a. | tree
height | b. | DBH | c. | board feet |
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38.
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The Meritt hypsometer measures
the number of ____ foot logs in a standing tree.
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39.
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When using a chain saw to
remove a large lime on a standing tree the first cut should be made on the ____ of the
limb.
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40.
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A tool having a long wooden
handle with the end having a metal grubbing tool and chopping edge is the _____.
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41.
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The removal of live or dead
limbs from a standing tree is called _____.
a. | limbing | b. | bucking | c. | pruning | d. | felling |
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42.
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Which tool would be least
effective when pruning limbs from 1/2 to 1 inch in diameter.
a. | pruning
saw | c. | bow
saw | b. | lopping shears | d. | pruning shears |
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