Uses of Gold
Gold in History
Finding Gold
Verbs
Vocabulary
100
Gold is used to make metals for the 1st place winners in the ____________.
Olympics
100
Where was the golden mask of King Tutankhamun was discovered?
Egypt
100
True or False: There is a lot of gold in the world.
False
100
Megan´s family __________ to a new house.
moved
100
A __________ is a type of money. It´s small, round and sometimes made of gold.
a coin
200
Gold is often used to make ___________________(i.e. rings, earrings, necklaces).
jewellery
200
Who used gold to make coins?
The Greeks and the Romans
200
People usually dig ________ under the ground to find gold.
mines
200
The men ___________ the treasure map from the museum.
took or stole
200
The opposite of hard is _________. (ex. Gold is a ______ metal.)
soft
300
In what electronics can you find small pieces of gold?
mobile phones and computers
300
In greek mythology there is a story of a king who changed everything to gold when he touched it, including his daughter. Who was the king?
King Midas
300
True or False: There is gold in the sea but it is very hard to reach.
True
300
They looked at the map and ___________ a secret tunnel in the cellar.
discovered or saw
300
A synonym of thief is ________.
robber
400
True or False. Electricity doesn´t travel well through gold.
False, gold is a good conducter of electricity.
400
The ____________ called gold "the sweat of the sun" and used it to make their temples and shrines.
Incans
400
How much did the biggest piece of gold weigh? A. 36kg B. 71kg C. 112kg
B. 71kg
400
They _______ afraid and _______ away.
were, ran
400
When something changes from a solid to a liquid, it has _________.
melted
500
True or False: One gram of gold can make a wire that is 3 km. long.
True
500
In 1848, somebody discovered gold in _______________. Thousands of people rushed there to look for gold in rivers and mines.
California
500
What is the name of shiny, yellow rocks that look similar to gold but are false?
Fool´s Gold
500
The police ____________ the robbers.
arrested
500
When you are hot and you prespire, what do you call the liquid on your skin?
sweat
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