Worksheetsthe mystery of the missing world wonder
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
According to the passage 'A Worldwide Attraction', what were the famous terraces called that the group wanted to find out about?
The Natural Wonder of the World
The Pink and White Terraces
The Eighth Wonder of the World
The Shelves of Water
How did the terraces form according to the passage?
By rainwater collecting on the surface
By water bubbles rising to the surface and cooling, leaving behind minerals that formed shelves or pools of water
By wind blowing sand into piles
By animals digging holes
Which of the following was NOT a use of the terraces for the Te Arawa?
A) Bathing
B) Cooking food
C) Growing crops
D) Building houses
The terraces became popular with tourists in the late 1800s.
True
False
What is the source of heat in a hydrothermal system?
The Sun
Magma
Rainwater
Wind
In a hydrothermal system, water is heated by the Sun before it rises to the surface as steam or hot water.
True
False
What happens to rainwater after it sinks deep under the ground in a hydrothermal system?
It evaporates immediately
It is heated by magma and rises as steam or hot water
It freezes
It stays underground forever
Match the following terms with their correct descriptions:
Very hot, melted rock
Magma
Water heated by magma that rises to the surface
Hot springs
Water vapor that escapes from underground
Steam
By the 1880s, nearly a thousand people traveled to see the terraces each year. Tourists came from as far away as which two places?
A) Australia and New Zealand
B) Europe and the United States
C) Asia and Africa
D) South America and Antarctica
How long could the journey to the terraces take for tourists in the 1880s?
Less than a week
About 30 days
More than 120 days
60 days
Tourists bathed in the warm water of the Pink Terrace pools.
True
False
According to the passage, what did the tourists believe about the volcano?
It was dangerous and active
It was simply another part of the beautiful scenery
It was about to erupt
It was a place to avoid
Cornel de Ronde became a scientist who studied volcanoes as an adult.
True
False
Scientists used REMUS 100s, which are small, missile-shaped AUVs, to collect data in coastal waters.
True
False
The sonar system sends out sound waves and measures how long it takes to bounce back.
True
False
Who was the U.S. scientist analyzing the data at her laptop in the hotel?
Darter
Gudgion
Vicki Ferrini
None of the above
In the passage 'Piecing the Clues Together,' Vicki was sure that the Pink Terraces were next to the curved ridge.
True
False
Read the passage below and answer the question: The next day, the scientists steered their boat to where they thought the scalloped shapes were. Using a high-tech camera system, they took the world's first photographs of Lake Rotomahana's floor. They hoped the shapes really were what they thought. That night, Dan downloaded the photos onto his laptop. Some photos showed nothing but lake blackness; others, overlapping areas, showed mud and sand – and they were pink. After being missing for 125 years, the Pink Terraces had at last been found. What did the scientists use to take photographs of the lake floor?
A smartphone
A high-tech camera system
A telescope
A microscope
Because Gudgeon had crashed into the underwater volcanic pillar, the team had left much of the White Terraces area unmapped.
True
False
What did the AUV do before the team left?
It completed the mission and sent down the camera.
It edged a little closer but still couldn't reach the area.
It analyzed the data.
It left immediately.
The scientists will continue to do research about the terraces and their discoveries will help paint a picture of the world beneath the water's surface.
True
False
a scientist who studies the physical structure of the earth
psychologist
meteorologist
geologist
anthropologist
Using the index, what page would I find information about hydrothermal sytem
5
6
7
8
What is the theme of this book?
Modern science can help solve mysteries of the world.
Scientists can work hard
There is a lot of equipment that you could use to help you find things.
Who are the Te Arawa?
the subs that they used to look underwater
The name of the scientist
one of seven peoples native to New Zealand
The name of the volcano
Which sentence gives you a visual image in your mind?
The sun was so hot!
A black cloud, full of lightning and balls of fire hung over the mountain
The cost for the mission was so expensive.
