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What can examining tree rings in a stump or core sample reveal?
Variations in the tree's growth rate.
- The tree's favorite weather
- Variations in the tree's growth rate ✔
- The tree's exact age in days
Why: Stumps, logs, or core samples can show variations in growth rate recorded in ring patterns.
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Tree rings tell a story you can read in circles.
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Answer: Variations in the tree's growth rate. Stumps, logs, or core samples can show variations in growth rate recorded in ring patterns.
- Scouting America: Forestry www.scouting.org/merit-badges/forestry
Find and examine three stumps, logs, or core samples that show variations in the growth rate of their ring patterns.
Checked 2026-11-07.
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