Forest Product's Week - Supply And Demand - Quiz, Flashcards & Trivia

1. Which building material is nearly carbon neutral when used as a building material?

Concrete

Steel

Wood

Plastic

Answer C - Carbon neutral refers to the generally accepted position that trees store carbon at the same rate as carbon is released from wood deterioration and destruction. Concrete and steel consume significantly higher amounts of energy during processing than wood, and plastic of course uses petroleum as its chemical basestock - hence much less carbon-neutral.

Explanation

Answer C - Carbon neutral refers to the generally accepted position that trees store carbon at the same rate as carbon is released from wood deterioration and destruction. Concrete and steel consume significantly higher amounts of energy during processing than wood, and plastic of course uses petroleum as its chemical basestock - hence much less carbon-neutral.

2. Kentucky's forests are mostly owned by ?

Private landowners

County/municipal

Federal

State

Answer A – Private landowners own 88% of the forest land in KY. County/Municipalities own 0.6%; the federal government owns 10%; and the state owns just 1.4%.

Explanation

Answer A – Private landowners own 88% of the forest land in KY. County/Municipalities own 0.6%; the federal government owns 10%; and the state owns just 1.4%.

3. Which of the following species is not one of the top 3 timber species in the state of Kentucky?

White oak

Yellow-poplar

Loblolly pine

Red oak

Answer C - Seventy-five percent of the forestland in KY is composed of oak-hickory forest type. Pines make up less than 5%

Explanation

Answer C - Seventy-five percent of the forestland in KY is composed of oak-hickory forest type. Pines make up less than 5%

4. Which of the below is considered to be a hardwood?

Eastern redwood

Sugar maple

Eastern red cedar

Virginia pine

Answer B - Hardwoods include oaks, gums, maples, hickories and walnuts. Softwoods include pines, cedars, spruces, hemlocks, true firs, Douglas firs and redwoods.

Explanation

Answer B - Hardwoods include oaks, gums, maples, hickories and walnuts. Softwoods include pines, cedars, spruces, hemlocks, true firs, Douglas firs and redwoods.

5. Kentucky's forests cover approximately what percentage of the state?

25%

50%

75%

100%

Answer B - Twelve million acres, 47 percent of Kentucky’s 25,425,904 acres, are covered in forest. Kentucky lost more than 700,000 acres of forest between 1988 and 2004, mostly due to the conversion of forest for development purposes. Forest conversion is recognized as one of the most serious threats to forests in Kentucky.

Explanation

Answer B - Twelve million acres, 47 percent of Kentucky’s 25,425,904 acres, are covered in forest. Kentucky lost more than 700,000 acres of forest between 1988 and 2004, mostly due to the conversion of forest for development purposes. Forest conversion is recognized as one of the most serious threats to forests in Kentucky.