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Tree Species

5 votes, 5 avg

117

Tree Species Quiz

Identify some of the tree species from Washington state.

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Ponderosa Pine

Douglas-fir

Pacific Yew

2 / 7

Western Hemlock

Red Alder

Sitka Spruce

3 / 7

Sitka Spruce

Western Red Cedar

Pacific Yew

4 / 7

Douglas-fir

Pacific Yew

Red Alder

5 / 7

Western Red Cedar

Ponderosa Pine

Sitka Spruce

6 / 7

Red Alder

Ponderosa Pine

Pacific Yew

7 / 7

Western Red Cedar

Douglas-fir

Red Alder

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Forestry

1 votes, 4 avg

Forest Management Quiz

Identify these forest management and sawmill activities.

1 / 7

Measuring width of stream channel

Managing stream-side vegetation

Inspecting the water quality

2 / 7

Sorting the logs

Optimized log bucking

Debarking the logs

3 / 7

Caring for sod in a nursery

Thinning trees in a nursery

Growing seedlings in a forest nursery

4 / 7

Tree girdling

Measuring tree diameter at breast height (DBH)

Tying a rope around a tree

5 / 7

Sorting logs on a log deck

Load log truck with knuckleboom loader

Delimbing logs on the landing

6 / 7

Looking for bugs in the tree

Identifying what type of tree species

Counting rings to tell age of tree

7 / 7

Conducting a vegetation survey

Measuring the width of a buffer zone

Building a fence in the forest

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age of a tree

2 votes, 5 avg

183

How to Tell the Age of a Tree

What is the age of this tree?

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What are the three ways to tell the age of a tree?

1. Use an increment borer. 2. Count the growth rings. 3. Count the whorls on a live tree.

1. Count the whorls. 2. Measure the trunk. 3. Measure the length of the branches.

1. Measure the thickness of the bark. 2. Count the whorls. 3. Measure the trunk.

2 / 4

What is the top of a Douglas-fir tree called?

Leader

First branch

Tippy top

3 / 4

What is an increment borer?

A tool used to count the whorls of a living tree.

A tool used to extract core samples from a living tree.

An insect that bores into the bark of a tree.

4 / 4

What are the growth rings of a tree?

A ring you put around a tree.

A ruler to measure growth.

Each ring in a tree cookie is one year of growth.

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climate

1 votes, 1 avg

Using Wood Products Helps Climate Change

How do working forests and wood products reduce global warming?

1 / 4

How do managed forests help reduce global warming?

Planting, growing, harvesting trees to make wood products stores carbon from the atmosphere.

Growing and managing trees in the forest keeps them healthy and absorbing carbon.

All of the answers

By managing our forests we keep them healthy and safe from wildfire risk.

2 / 4

How does wood products help reduce global warming?

Wood products goes to bat for global warming

Wood is used to build things

Wood products store carbon which was removed from the atmosphere

Naturally grown trees are nature's friends

3 / 4

Science from the University of Washington says Washington's private working forests and wood products reduce our state's carbon emissions each year by...?

100%

12%

4 / 4

What is the best way to keep forests helping to reduce our carbon emissions?

Keeping forests healthy so trees can absorb carbon dioxide and store it in the wood

All of the answers

Keeping forests healthy and growing by managing them

Removing the dead and dying trees in the forest to reduce wildfire risk so trees don't burn

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Dendrology

10 votes, 4.5 avg

452

Dendrology - the study of trees

Can you identify the scientific name of these trees?

1 / 7

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Douglas-fir

Red Alder

Sitka Spruce

2 / 7

Alnus rubra

Sitka Spruce

Western Red Cedar

Red Alder

3 / 7

Tsuga heterophylla

Pacific Yew

Western Hemlock

Western Red Cedar

4 / 7

Picea sitchensis

Western Hemlock

Sitka Spruce

Pacific Yew

5 / 7

Taxus brevifolia

Western Hemlock

Ponderosa Pine

Pacific Yew

6 / 7

Thuja plicata

Western Red Cedar

Sitka Spruce

Douglas-fir

7 / 7

Pinus ponderosa

Ponderosa Pine

Western Hemlock

Douglas fir

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Wildlife

11 votes, 2.6 avg

Wildlife Detective

Can you identify the wildlife in the forest?

1 / 4

Which of these is evidence of wildlife in the forest?

Fallen trees

Fenceposts and barbed wire

Plants that have been eaten, a nest, ant hill, feathers, and droppings or scat

Old brick house

2 / 4

What are cavity nesters?

Something you get when you don't brush your teeth

Plants that grow out of a fallen tree

Birds and animals that make their homes in holes or cavities in trees, such as a woodpecker

A bird family that lives in a nest

3 / 4

What are the different ways to detect wildlife in the forest?

Finding evidence of animal droppings

Seeing insects, slugs and animals

Looking in the canopy layer for birds and nests

Plants that have been eaten

All of the answers

4 / 4

How many species of amphibians live in Washington state?

There are a bunch of salamanders and frogs in Washington state

There are not any amphibians in Washington state

Amphibians live both on land and in water

At least 26 species of amphibians live in Washington state

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Type of Tree

41 votes, 4.2 avg

3066

What Type of Tree is This?

Can you identify these Washington state trees?

1 / 7

Western Hemlock

Red Alder

Western Red Cedar

2 / 7

Douglas-fir

Sitka Spruce

Ponderosa Pine

3 / 7

Douglas-fir

Ponderosa Pine

Western Red Cedar

4 / 7

Ponderosa Pine

Red Alder

Pacific Yew

5 / 7

Western Red Cedar

Red Alder

Pacific Yew

6 / 7

Red Alder

Sitka Spruce

Ponderosa Pine

7 / 7

Sitka Spruce

Western Hemlock

Ponderosa Pine

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Environment

12 votes, 2.9 avg

168

Environment

Can you answer these questions about how sustainable forestry protects the environment?

1 / 4

How is carbon stored in wood?

Through photosynthesis

All of the answers

Unhealthy trees release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere

A healthy, growing tree will absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and release oxygen in exchange

Healthy, growing trees pull carbon dioxide from the air and store carbon in the wood

2 / 4

Wood products are more energy efficient than other building materials because:

Wood is renewable because trees are grown by the power of the sun

They produce less air and water pollution

All of the answers

Wood stores carbon

They generate less CO2 emissions

3 / 4

Which products from the forest can easily be recycled?

Food waste from the grocery store

Metal beams used to build skyscrapers

Glass and aluminum cans

Naturally grown wood and paper products made from trees

4 / 4

Growing forests and wood products help our environment by:

Absorbing carbon dioxide and storing it in the wood

Healthy, growing trees release oxygen into the atmosphere

Natural wood products are more friendly to our environment than other building materials

All of the answers

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Products

6 votes, 4.3 avg

151

Wood Products

Why do we need wood products?

1 / 5

Which of these products have wood in them?

Toothpaste

All of the answers

Biofuel

Ice cream

2 / 5

Which state grows the most wood products in America?

California

Oregon

Nebraska

Washington

3 / 5

Why should we use wood products made from trees?

All of the answers

Wood products are renewable, and take less energy to make than other materials

Trees are one of nature's marvels, trees mix carbon dioxide, water and sunlight to create wood

We all use wood every day from cardboard boxes, to wood in our furniture and homes

4 / 5

How much carbon does wood store?

All of the answers

Wood does not store carbon

50% of wood is stored carbon

Wood stores oxygen

5 / 5

What game was bigfoot playing with Kelly that is made out of wood?

Giant Jenga game

Game of Life

Twister

Monopoly

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Regions

10 votes, 4.1 avg

503

Forest Regions

What is unique about each forest region?

1 / 5

Which region has the most rainfall, more than 10 feet per year?

Lowland forest region

Coastal forest region

Mountain forest region

2 / 5

What is a temperate climate?

cold, and icy areas

moderate temperatures

very hot region

3 / 5

Which region features ponderosa pine?

Lowland forest region

Mountain forests

Coastal forest region

Eastside forests

4 / 5

What are the characteristics of the growing regions?

Climate

Plant life

Tree species

Animals and their habitats

All of the answers

5 / 5

Which region has diverse habitats because of the wide variety of climates and elevations?

Coastal forest region

Lowland forest region

Eastside forests

Mountain forest region

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Layers

11 votes, 4.7 avg

225

Forest Layers

See if you can answer these questions about the forest layers.

1 / 5

What are the typical insects and animals that live in the subfloor, underneath the ground?

Birds of prey

Elk, deer, cougar and black bear

Ants, mountain beavers, moles and worms

Cavity nesters

2 / 5

What are the different forest layers?

Basement, first floor, second floor and attic

Canopy, understory, forest floor and subfloor

Top, bottom and middle

Under ground, on top of the ground, in the trees, at the top of the trees

3 / 5

What type of animals live in the forest Canopy?

Earthworms

Bigfoot

Deer and Elk

Birds of Prey

4 / 5

What is the difference between the understory and the forest floor?

The layers are all the same, there is no difference between the two

The understory and the forest floor both have animals living in them

The forest floor is on the ground and the understory is above the ground

The understory shades the forest floor

5 / 5

Which forest layer looks like it touches the sky?

Canopy layer which can reach 130 feet, as high as a 10 story building

The top layer which is the highest one

The attic layer which is at the top of the house

The understory where all the branches of the trees are

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The average score is 74%

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