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1. Target characteristics are evaluated as part of ANS >> both likelihood and consequences
assess- ments
2. The magnitude of a bending moment depends on the ANS >> amount of force and
length of the lever arm
3. Compression or extension of new wood cells under bending loads is greater
than the deformation experienced by inner wood cells because ANS >> outer cells
experience the greatest torsional, compressive and tension stress
4. Risk assessment should include residual risk after mitigation to ANS >> help
the risk manager in decision-making to achieve acceptable risk levels
5. The two natural forces that exert loads on trees are ANS >> gravity and wind
6. Lines formed where two edges of bark at a crack or wound meet are called A
>> -
seams
7. Another name of an "advanced" assessment is ANS >> Level 3
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, 8. Tree risk assessors should inform clients that ANS >> tree risk assessments represent the
condition of the tree at the time of inspection
9. Risk is defined as ANS >> the combination of the likelihood of an event and the severity of the potential
conse- quenses
10. Longitudinal bulges of response growth ANS >> can be an indication of an internal crack
11. Tree failure in normal wind speeds are usually associated with ANS >> serious,
uncorrected or unmitigated structural defects or other conditions alone or in combination
12. With the exception of sudden branch drop, tree failures in the absences of
wind, ice, or snow are ANS >> usually associated with significant defects
13. Stratifying and prioritizing targets is used for ANS >> classifying targets according to valu
14. Risk is evaluated by categorizing or quantifying the risk and then ANS >>
comparing it to the client's acceptable risk threshold to determine the significance
15. Recently exposed forest-edge trees may be more susceptible to failure due
to ANS >> increased wind exposure and minimal taper
16. In basic assessment, after recording observations of site condition, defects,
outward signs of possible internal defects, and response growth, the next step
is to ANS >> analyze data to determine the likelihood and consequences of failure to evaluate the degree of risk
17. Which of the following is NOT and advanced assessment technique? ANS >
using a
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