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Geology of Your Ahupua‘a
Nā Uka O Nānākuli
Class:
Part I – MATCHING: In the blanks below, write the letter of the 5
Hawaiian ways of learning on the right that matches those on the left.
2½ points
1. dance
_____
a. mo‘olelo
2. chant
_____
b. oli
3. oral report
_____
c. mele
4. written report
_____
d. lono
5. legend
_____
e. hula
6. song
_____
Part II – SHORT ANSWER: Write 1 or 2 sentences for each
question below.
4 points
7. How do Hawaiian legends help scientists and students today?
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8. What is the difference between a science theory and a legend?
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9. How does science explain how Earth first formed?
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10. How does science explain how the mountains in your ahupua‘a
formed?
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Science in Hawai‘i: Nā Hana Ma Ka Ahupua‘a – A Culturally Responsive Curriculum Project
Assessment created for use with Ola Ka Honua: Volcanoes Alive Project by Geophysical Institute,
Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks, ALU LIKE, Inc. & Hawai‘i DOE.
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Part III – DRAWING:
11. Draw and label Earth’s layers in the space below.
5 points
Part IV – MULTIPLE CHOICE: Circle the best answer for each
question below.
4 points
12. The idea that all continents were one large land mass is …
a. LaPlace’s theory of how our solar system formed
b. Wegener’s theory of Pangaea
c. Hess’s theory of plate tectonics
d. Hess’s theory of convection currents
13. Huge mountains, like Mount Everest, that form at boundaries
where Earth’s plates meet are caused by …
a. convergent movement, or plates moving together
b. slip-strike movement, or plates moving past one another
c. subduction movement, or one plate going under another
d. divergent movement, or plates moving away
Science in Hawai‘i: Nā Hana Ma Ka Ahupua‘a – A Culturally Responsive Curriculum Project
Assessment created for use with Ola Ka Honua: Volcanoes Alive Project by Geophysical Institute,
Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks, ALU LIKE, Inc. & Hawai‘i DOE.
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14. Circle the letter in the diagram below which shows where ridges
would form because of a spreading center at divergent plates?
A.
B.
C.
D.
15. Types of tephra include ….
a. shield, caldera and cinder cone
b. cinder, block and bomb
c. CO2, SO2 and H2O
d. pillow, a‘a and pahoehoe
Part V – FILL IN THE BLANKS: Write the best answer to complete
each sentence. Write only one word for each blank shown using the
word bank below. Some words in the bank will not be used.
4½ points
asthenosphere
basalt
caldera
composite
convection
core
Hawai‘i
Japan
Oregon
billions
millions
thousands
current
lava
olivene
tools
magma
lithosphere
shield
vents
16. Earth’s plates move on the Earth’s crust because of the action of
liquid __________ below the surface. The rising and falling
movement of this hot material is called a (2 words) ______________
______________. Sometimes this material breaks through the
Earth’s outmost layer, called the ____________. This can happen at
hotspots, which are ___________. Over ___________ of years, it
forms volcanoes such as those found in __________. This type of
volcano is called a ____________ volcano and old ones have a large
crater in the middle called a _____________. The rock this kind of
volcano is mostly made of is black, hard ____________. It was used
long ago to make _________ for farming and building.
Science in Hawai‘i: Nā Hana Ma Ka Ahupua‘a – A Culturally Responsive Curriculum Project
Assessment created for use with Ola Ka Honua: Volcanoes Alive Project by Geophysical Institute,
Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks, ALU LIKE, Inc. & Hawai‘i DOE.
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