Understanding Tree Rings

How many rings do most trees grow each year?

• one

• two

• three

• four

The pale colored ring that grows at the beginning of the year.

• alpha growth

• beta growth

• early wood

• late wood

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

The dark colored ring that grows at the end of the year.

• alpha growth

• beta growth

• early wood

• late wood

Lower temperatures and drought conditions cause

• wide or thick rings

• thin rings

• oval rings

• perpendicular rings

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Warm temperatures and plenty of rainfall cause

• micro rings

• parallel rings

• wide rings

• thin rings

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Cells of the outer part of the cambium known as phloem die and become

• the wood of the tree

• the bark of the tree

• the leaves of the tree

• the roots of the tree

Cells of the inner part of the cambium known as xylem die and become

• the wood of the tree

• the bark of the tree

• the leaves of the tree

• the roots of the tree

Phloem in the tree carries material

• across the leaves

• to other trees

• down from the leaves

• up from the roots

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Xylem in the tree carries material

• across the leaves

• to other trees

• down from the leaves

• up from the roots

Scars present in tree rings indicate

• fire

• disease

• insect damage

• all of the above