Wood (hardwood and softwood)

Question 1

Hardwood

Answer 1

Deciduous=leafy

Uses= Floors, Furniture

Question 2

Softwood

Answer 2

Coniferous=evergreen

Uses= Furniture, Construction (outdoors)

Question 3

Examples of hardwood:

Answer 3

Oak, walnut, teak

Question 4

Examples of softwood:

Answer 4

Pine, spruce, cedar

Question 5

Modified Wood:

Answer 5

Modified wood is composed of wood by-products like sawdust for example that is pressed and glued together. This results in a harder and more rigid product mostly used in construction.

Question 6

Modified wood examples:

Answer 6

Plywood, Particleboard, MDF