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Rapa Nui: Mysteries & Evidence!

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the original name of Easter Island?
a)
Isla de Pascua
b)
Maoi Island
c)
Rapper Nun Island
d)
Rapa Nui
2.

Why is it called Easter Island?

a)

Columbus named it

b)

The Dutch "discovered" it on Easter

c)

Because there were many eggs

d)

Is where Easter originated

3.

Where is Rapa Nui (Easter Island) located?

a)

In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean

b)

In the middle of the Pacific Ocean

c)

In the middle of the Meditteranean Sea

d)

In the middle of the Caribbean Sea

4.

What country country governs Rapa Nui (Easter Island)?

a)

Polynesia

b)

Argentina

c)

Chile

d)

It is an independent Nation

5.

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

a)

The gods didn't send rain

b)

The trees were infected by disease and died

c)

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

d)

Space aliens altered the island

6.

Jacob Roggeveen stumbled upon Easter Island in...

a)

A.D 400.

b)

1722.

c)

1500.

d)

1334.

7.
A scientist who studies fossils and organisms that lived long ago is called
a)
A geologist
b)
A biologist
c)
A chemist
d)
A paleontologist
8.

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

a)

Fossils

b)

Minerals

c)

Artifacts

d)

Archaeos

9.

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

a)

artifacts

b)

fossils

c)

paleos

d)

pollen

10.

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

a)

proton isotope dating

b)

double isotope dating

c)

radiometric isotope dating

d)

neutron isotope dating

11.

What do we call the study of languages and their connections to one another?

a)

archaeology

b)

anthropology

c)

linguistics

d)

palynology

12.

What do we mean when we use the word "vegetation"?

a)

plants

b)

animals

c)

protists

d)

fungi

13.

The scientist that studies rocks and minerals.

a)

Paleontologist

b)

Geologist

c)

Palynology

d)

Archaeologist

14.

The scientist responsible for the recovery and study of the artifacts, skeletons, and other remains of humans and human civilizations

a)

paleontologist

b)

archaelogist

c)

palynologist

d)

anthropologist

15.

Today, the most widely accepted theory of where and how the inhabitants of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) first got there is....

a)

They arrived by sturdy boat from South America

b)

They arrived by sturdy boat from Asia & Polynesia

c)

They arrived by sturdy boat from Europe

d)

They were transported to the island by aliens

16.

The scientist responsible for studying the cultures of humans

a)

paleontologist

b)

archaelogist

c)

palynologist

d)

anthropologist

17.

the scientist who studies pollen grains and other spores, especially as found in archaeological or geological deposits.

a)

paleontologist

b)

archaelogist

c)

palynologist

d)

anthropologist

18.

A scientist who studies the fossilized remains of organisms.

a)

paleontologist

b)

archaelogist

c)

palynologist

d)

anthropologist