Gold Flashcards
Characteristic
distinguishing one person or thing from others; special
Corrode
To wear or eat away gradually
Hoard
What is saved and stored away. Things stored
Engulfed
To swallow up and overwhelm
Extract
To pull out or draw out usually with effort
Exploit
To make use of
what is the genre of the story:
expository nonfiction
what does the photo and caption on page 606 best illustrate?
How much people value gold
one reason that gold has always been treasured is:
Doesn’t lose its shininess over time
what is one generalization that is supported by this story
gold is seldom in large quantities
what was the first method for etracting gold
panning for gold
which of these statements about gold are facts and which is an opinion?
‘‘glistening bright yellow , gold i s a heavy metal that is treasured in every country in the world’’
‘‘gold extremley rare which is one of the many reasons why we value it so highly’’
‘‘it has several other unusual properties that make it perfect metal for many tasks’’
‘‘with so many special properties its no wander that gold can be put to so many different uses’’
Fact:
“Glistening bright yellow, gold is a heavy metal that is treasured in every country in the world.”
“Gold is extremely rare, which is one of the many reasons why we value it so highly.”
“It has several other unusual properties that make it perfect metal for many tasks.”
Opinion:
“With so many special properties, it is no wonder that gold can be put to so many different uses.”
what is the authors purpose for writing this story
to inform and entertain us about gold
ancient persians and egyptians most likley extracted gold using the same method as:
The forty-niners in california in the mid-nineteenth century
gold is used to produce the lines that connect astronauts to space vechicles because it;
because the gold never corrode
what is the best way to express the main idea of the selection titled “Precious Properties” on page 612
gold does not corrode
what is the importance of the loose bonding of golds atoms
it is easy to break
Based on the story , what is one conclusion about South Africa that can be made
Gold from low-grade ores was not extracted in South in South Africa long ago because the technology did not exist that made it possible.
What did the author include to help readers better understand scientific information?
Expalinations of terms
