Dendrochronology Test

Dendrochronology Test
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Question: 1. Dendrochronology is:
tree ring dating.
growth ring dating.
tree ring counting.
annual ring counting.

Question: 2. A tree is protected from the cold of winter by the:
summer-wood.
spring-wood.
sap.
all of the above.

Question: 3. Trees harvested in spring:
are easier to kiln dry.
have less sap.
are less susceptible to twisting.
all of the above.

Question: 4. Absolute dating:
is using objects with dates inscribed on them.
is a specific chronological date of an object.
can use growth rings since discovery in the 20th century.
all of the above.

Question: 5. Dendrochronology was first developed:
by an astronomer.
in the American southwest.
in 1901.
all of the above.

Question: 6. Dendrochronology was:
originally built with a 150 year record.
originally built with fossilized wood.
possible to assign a calendar date in the American southwest for over 1000 years.
all of the above.

Question: 7. Regional climatic variations:
establish recognizable patterns in the rings.
are caused by a tree\'s cambium.
are caused by a tree\'s wood density.
all of the above.

Question: 8. Dendrochronology calendars:
have been expanded in the American southwest to 322 BC.
are available in Europe and the Aegean.
are available at the International Tree Ring Database.
all of the above.

Question: 9. Dendrochronology:
has no limits world-wide.
is limited by local rainfall.
from the southwest are useful in other regions of the world.
all of the above.

Question: 10. Growth ring sequences have been developed for:
an 8,700 year-long bristlecone pine sequence in California.
a 10,000 year-long sequence of oak trees in central Europe.
the American southwest to 322 BC.
all of the above.

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