Rapa Nui: Mysteries & Evidence!

What is the original name of Easter Island?

• Isla de Pascua
• Maoi Island
• Rapper Nun Island
• Rapa Nui

Why is it called Easter Island?

• Columbus named it

• The Dutch "discovered" it on Easter

• Because there were many eggs

• Is where Easter originated

Where is Rapa Nui (Easter Island) located?

• In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean

• In the middle of the Pacific Ocean

• In the middle of the Meditteranean Sea

• In the middle of the Caribbean Sea

What country country governs Rapa Nui (Easter Island)?

• Polynesia

• Argentina

• Chile

• It is an independent Nation

Today, the most widely accepted, evidence-based theory of how the ecosystem of Easter Island changed over time is....

• The gods didn't send rain

• The trees were infected by disease and died

• The trees were used by the islanders for building homes, boats, fuel, and moving giant statues

• Space aliens altered the island

Jacob Roggeveen stumbled upon Easter Island in...

• A.D 400.

• 1722.

• 1500.

• 1334.

A scientist who studies fossils and organisms that lived long ago is called

• A geologist
• A biologist
• A chemist
• A paleontologist

The remains or imprints of organisms that lived long ago are known as

• Fossils

• Minerals

• Artifacts

• Archaeos

Items that were made by humans, or marked by humans, are known as...?

• artifacts

• fossils

• paleos

• pollen

Using C-14 and other isotopes to determine the age of objects is known as what type of science?

• proton isotope dating

• double isotope dating

• radiometric isotope dating

• neutron isotope dating