Sources Of Timber

Question 1

What are the sources of timber?

Answer 1

Hard wood, soft wood and manufacturing boards

Question 2

Give an example of some hard woods?

Answer 2

Oak, magnogany, beech, balsa

Question 3

Are hard wood deciduous or confirous?

Answer 3

Deciduous

Question 4

What does deciduous mean?

Answer 4

They lose there leaves

Question 5

True or false
Hard woods stop growing in winter

Answer 5

True - 100 years to grow

Question 6

Soft woods or hard woods
Less sustainable and more expensive

Answer 6

Hard wood

Question 7

Give examples of soft woods?

Answer 7

Pine, cedar, larch

Question 8

Are soft woods coniferous?

Answer 8

Yes

Question 9

How are soft woods grown?

Answer 9

Commercially as they are often cheaper

Question 10

Which trees grow the quickest?

Answer 10

Soft woods - 30 years

Question 11

Do soft woods grow all year round?

Answer 11

Yes - they contain knots

Question 12

Give an example of some manufactured boards?

Answer 12

Plywood, MDF, chipboard

Question 13

What are manufactured boards made out of?

Answer 13

Wood chipping and dust

Question 14

What are manufactured properties compared to natural woods.

Answer 14

They are better

Question 15

Which is the cheapest source of timber?

Answer 15

Manufactured boards