Wood

Question 1

What are the categories of natural timber?

Answer 1

Hard/ Soft

Question 2

Which type grows faster?

Answer 2

Soft wood

Question 3

Which has larger leaves?

Answer 3

Hard wood

Question 4

Which is deciduous?

Answer 4

Hard wood (looses leaves in winter)

Question 5

Which is cheaper?

Answer 5

Soft wood as it can be grown faster and therefore replaced faster too

Question 6

What is an example of hard wood

Answer 6

Oak, Birch, Ash, Mahogany, Teak, Beech

Question 7

What is an example of soft wood?

Answer 7

Pine, Spruce, Redwood, Cedar

Question 8

What hard woods are not similar to the rest?

Answer 8

Balsa, Jelutong

Question 9

What is another word for natural timbers?

Answer 9

Solid timber

Question 10

What are manufactured boards?

Answer 10

Manmade woods that are made of layers or chip

Question 11

Examples of manufactured boards?

Answer 11

Plywood, MDF, Chipboard, Block-board, Hardboard

Question 12

Advantages of MDF?

Answer 12

Uniform strength (no grain), cheaper, good compressive strength

Question 13

What is different between chipboard and block-board?

Answer 13

Block-board has blocks inside it giving it better strength

Question 14

What is conversion?

Answer 14

Cutting down a tree and turning it into planks

Question 15

What is seasoning?

Answer 15

Drying wood to remove and water in it?