The Gold Rush
Math
Vocabulary / DLR
Science
California
100

For the environment, what is the worst way to mine?

Hydraulic Minining

100

Write 8/10 as a decimal.

0.8 or .8

100

What type of sentence is this: I love school!

Exclamatory

100

What is a conductor?

A material that allows electricity to flow through.

100

What is the capital of California?

Sacramento

200

Why is GOLD good for jewelry?

It doesn't rust or tarnish

200

Sally is selling seashells at the seashore.  She has 67 seashells.  Each shell costs $3.  How much money will she make if she sells out?

$201.00

200

This is the definition for what word: Tiny living things like bacteria.  Think of vocabulary and prefixes

Microorganism

200

What does the retina do?

It takes light from the eye and sends the image to the brain.

200

What are the four regions of California?

Coastal, Desert, Central Valley, Mountain

300

What "element" was used to separate the gold from the ore?

Mercury

300

What is the formula to find the area of a shape?

Length x Width or LxW=Area

300

What is the meaning of this idiom? The cat has got your tongue.

You don't know what to say.

300

What is kinetic energy?

The energy possessed by an object due to its motion

300

What country first settled in present day California?

Spain

400

What were the passages or ways to get to the California "Gold Rush"?

Around Cape Horn, The "isthmus" Panama Route, Overland Trail

400

How many inches are in 5 1/2 yards?

198 inches

400

What type of sentence is this? Help me with my home work now.

Declarative 

400

What does the lens of the eye do?

It focuses light into the retina.

400

What was the name of the first Spanish Mission built in California?

Mission San Diego De Alcala

500

What year did the California "Gold Rush" end?

1855

500

How long is Aaron's music practice if he starts at 11:37 a.m. and ends at 12:18 p.m.?

41 minutes

500

What word fits this definition? A place to put a lot of things in a city or town, typically around water.

Port

500

What attaches the muscles to the bones?

Tendons

500

Who was the Spanish explorer who discovered San Diego Bay.

Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo

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