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Forestry - Wood Uses Test


True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 
Black walnut wood is very hard, strong, heavy and valuable.
 

 2. 
The wood of blue spruce is considered to be of little commercial value.
 

 3. 
The wood of the butternut (white walnut) is much lighter and softer than its close relative the black walnut.
 

 4. 
Hickory wood is considered not durable.
 

 5. 
Birch wood is too hard to be used for pulp.
 

 6. 
The wood of the ironwood tree (eastern hophornbeam) is quite similar to hickory.
 

 7. 
Swamp white oak wood is very similar to white oak.
 

 8. 
Red oak wood is stronger and more durable than the wood of white oak.
 

 9. 
Pin oak wood is very similar to red oak wood.
 

 10. 
Elm wood is considered very tough to split when used for fuelwood.
 

 11. 
Hackberry wood is often sold as elm because the woods are quite similar.
 

 12. 
Eastern Redbud wood is considered to be of little importance as a commercial wood.
 

 13. 
Honey locust wood is considered to be a poor fuelwood.
 

 14. 
Basswood (linden) wood is used to make excelsior.
 

 15. 
The wood of green ash is very similar to white ash.
 

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

 16. 
High quality furniture would most likely be made from_________.
a.
silver maple
b.
white pine
c.
black walnut
d.
black spruce
 

 17. 
A tree which is commonly used for utility poles is _______.
a.
Red (Norway) Pine
c.
White Pine
b.
Tamarack
d.
Jack Pine
 

 18. 
Black spruce is used extensively for ____.
a.
lumber
b.
veneer
c.
pulpwood
d.
windbreaks
 

 19. 
A wood is often used to make drawing boards is _____.
a.
aspen
b.
basswood
c.
cherry
d.
hickory
 

 20. 
Excelsior (shredded wood) is most commonly made from ______.
a.
aspen and basswood
c.
white pine and red pine
b.
red oak and white oak
d.
all kinds of elm
 

 21. 
Douglas fir is most commonly used for _____.
a.
lumber
b.
veneer
c.
pulpwood
 

 22. 
Three woods suitable for tool handles are _______.
a.
white pine, red pine, ponderosa pine
c.
American elm, slippery elm, red elm
b.
white ash, hickory, white oak
d.
aspen, cottonwood, basswood
 

 23. 
Ponderosa pine is most commonly used for _______.
a.
lumber
b.
veneer
c.
pulpwood
d.
fenceposts
 

 24. 
Toothpicks are most commonly made from which?
a.
aspen
b.
birch
c.
cherry
d.
honey locust
 

 25. 
A tree having little value for its wood but is valued as a ‘living snow-catch’ is the _____.
a.
black locust
b.
honey locust
c.
caragana
d.
sugar maple
 

 26. 
Pencils are often made of _____ wood.
a.
red pine
b.
red oak
c.
red maple
d.
eastern red cedar
 

 27. 
________ and _______ are two woods used for high quality furniture.
a.
white cedar and red cedar
c.
white walnut and black walnut
b.
white pine and red pine
d.
black cherry and black walnut
 

 28. 
______ is a wood that is used for tight cooperage.
a.
white oak
c.
both white oak and red oak
b.
red oak
d.
neither white oak nor red oak
 

 29. 
Bowling alley floors are quite commonly made of ______ wood.
a.
red maple
b.
silver maple
c.
sugar maple
d.
boxelder
 

 30. 
_______ is a wood often used to make shingles.
a.
red cedar
b.
white cedar
c.
red pine
d.
white pine
 

 31. 
Because it bends so easily - ________ is quite often used in slack cooperage and kegs.
a.
honey locust
b.
black locust
c.
American elm
d.
boxelder
 

 32. 
Artificial limbs are made from ______ wood.
a.
black walnut
b.
black locust
c.
aspen
d.
willow
 

 33. 
A wood prized in the construction of ships and boats is
a.
white pine
b.
red pine
c.
white oak
d.
red oak
 

 34. 
_______ and ________ are two woods commonly used in the production of baseball bats.
a.
white pine and white oak
c.
hickory and white ash
b.
hickory and elm
d.
white ash and white pine
 

 35. 
_______ is a wood prized in making gunstocks.
a.
white oak
b.
black oak
c.
white walnut
d.
black walnut
 

 36. 
______ is a wood often preferred by wood carvers.
a.
ash
b.
basswood
c.
birch
d.
white oak
 

 37. 
_______ is a wood highly prized for its for its aroma and resistance to moths.
a.
white oak
b.
red oak
c.
white cedar
d.
white cedar
 

 38. 
_____ is a wood used in fine furniture because of its ‘bird’s eye’ grain.
a.
white oak
b.
red oak
c.
sugar maple
d.
cherry
 

 39. 
_______ wood is used to make acetic acid and wood alcohol.
a.
white oak
b.
white pine
c.
sugar maple
d.
honey locust
 

 40. 
______ wood is used to make pulp for high grade magazine and book paper.
a.
red oak
b.
white oak
c.
boxelder
d.
cottonwood
 

 41. 
Which is not a common use for honey locust wood?
a.
fuelwood
b.
veneer
c.
pulpwood
 

 42. 
Which is not a use of black locust wood?
a.
posts
b.
ties
c.
veneer
d.
insulator pins
 

 43. 
Bur oak is often sold as ______.
a.
swamp oak
b.
white oak
c.
red oak
d.
ash
 

 44. 
Which would hackberry wood least likely be used for?
a.
cheap furniture
b.
fencing
c.
boxes and crates
d.
veneer
 

 45. 
Sycamore wood would be least likely to be used for _______.
a.
boxes
b.
veneer
c.
fuelwood
d.
ties
 

 46. 
White fir wood is seldom used for _____.
a.
lumber
c.
boxes
b.
pulp
d.
high quality furniture
 

 47. 
Which tree produces more lumber than any other species?
a.
white pine
b.
Douglas fir
c.
ponderosa pine
d.
redwood
 

 48. 
Which is considered a ‘soft pine’?
a.
white pine
c.
loblolly pine
b.
red (Norway) pine
d.
shortleaf pine
 

 49. 
Which is not a characteristic of redwood wood?
a.
very durable
b.
hard and strong
c.
used for lumber
d.
reddish color
 

 50. 
Western yellow pine is another name for and description for ____.
a.
Douglas fir
b.
ponderosa pine
c.
balsam fir
d.
jack pine
 



 
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