3 main leaf veins (4+5 small), arranged 🖐 palmate, looks very much like a 🍁︎ maple leaf

▲▲ teeth very coarse
American sycamore  Platanus occidentalis

5 main leaf veins (possible 6+7 small), arranged 🖐 palmate

leaves=​aromatic[?]
American sweetgum  Liquidambar styraciflua

7 or more main leaf veins, arranged -⋘- pinnate

leaf ♧ lobe sinuses that are:
deep      (indented ½–⅞ to central vein)  or

deep      in base lobes (almost to midrib),
shallow in outer lobes (may be variable-depth — check several leaves)
bur oak  Quercus macrocarpa  or

shallow (indented ¼–½ to central vein, less in young plant or low leaves, more in mature higher leaves) :

Leaf ♧ lobe sinuses = deep (indented ½–⅞ to central vein)

blade tip very long+narrow
◼︎ southern red oak  Quercus falcata
lobes taper toward tips
pin oak  Quercus palustris

lobes widen toward tips;  dark-green, shining
northern pin oak  Quercus ellipsoidalis
lobes widen toward tips;  thin, delicate, midrib=yellow
◼︎ scarlet oak  Quercus coccinea

Leaf ♧ lobe sinuses = shallow (indented ¼–½ to central vein, less in young plant or low leaves, more in mature higher leaves)

leaf=small;  on a small tree
scrub oak  Quercus ilicifolia

lobes taper toward tips
◼︎ northern red oak  Quercus rubra
lobes widen a bit toward tips;  leaf=thick+leathery
◼︎ black oak  Quercus velutina

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🏠︎ 🌳︎ broadleaves, ╟ alternate, 🍁︎🍂︎ simple