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10 questions re: Easter Island - article, posters, and video
- 1.When the first Polynesians found Rapanui, it was like a
- A.
Wasteland
- B.
Paradise
- C.
Large city
- D.
Underwater volcano
- 2.The faces of the statues were made from _______ and the crowns were made from _____. (Choose the answer from below where both words fit correctly in order into the blanks above.)
- A.
Pumice, granite
- B.
Marble, scoria
- C.
Granite, pumice
- D.
Basalt, scoria
- 3.Where is Rapanui?
- A.
South Pacific
- B.
South Atlantic
- C.
Indian Ocean
- D.
Arctic Ocean
- 4.About how big is Rapanui? About the size of...
- A.
California
- B.
USA
- C.
Buxton
- D.
Antarctica
- 5.What originally led to the islanders' demise?
- A.
No food
- B.
Overpopulation
- C.
No boats
- D.
Aliens took all the dolphins.
- 6.The islanders were stuck on the island and couldn't fish for porpoises because they
- A.
Cut down all their trees.
- B.
Ate all the rats.
- C.
Toppled down all the moai.
- D.
Got sick from the snails.
- 7.When were the statue's eyes "opened?"
- A.
When they started carving the mountain.
- B.
When they came out of the mountain on the rollers.
- C.
Before they were placed upright.
- D.
When they were placed upright.
- 8.The roller system described in the video was probably not the way it worked because
- A.
There were no trees to use to transport them.
- B.
What? It DID work, silly!
- C.
Squares don't roll.
- D.
The statue didn't roll - it slid along the logs.
- 9.How did the moai face?
- A.
In the middle of the island looking out.
- B.
On the coast, looking outward.
- C.
On the coast, looking inward.
- D.
Sideways like dominos around the island.
- 10.Earth is to Rapanui as _______ are to the moai.
- A.
People
- B.
Skyscrapers
- C.
Dolls
- D.
Cars
- 11.What should we take away from this story? (Best Earth Science answer here, please!)
- A.
If we don't have boats, we can't eat fish. If we can't eat fish, we'll turn into cannibals.
- B.
The island is like a little Earth. If we overpopulate Earth, the resources will be depleted and our "island" will be destroyed.
- C.
Before boating, be sure you aren't transporting any rats.
- D.
When you carry an egg, the best place to put it is in your headband.
- 12.What did the long fingers represent on the moai?
- A.
Long fingernails from the boy who brought back the egg.
- B.
The islanders had bigger hands because they ate dolphin.
- C.
What long fingers?
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