"Money" BrainPop Quizizz

Which of these is an example of barter?

• Charging $1 for a hamburger

• Trading a valuable baseball card for a valuable comic book

• Mining for gold or silver

• Using money that is backed by the US Government

Place the following forms of currency in the order they were introduced:

A) Cowrie shells; B) Gold and silver; C) Paper money

• A, B, C

• B, C, A

• B, A, C

• C, B, A

Perishable goods like barley make poor forms of currency. What does "perishable" mean?

• Worthless

• Hard to Measure

• Susceptible to spoiling or being ruined

• Small in Size

What attributes of gold and silver led to the creation of paper money?

• Their shininess and luster

• The bulky size and heavy weight

• Ease with which they are formed into coins

• Lack of Value

Which of these is an example of a commodity?

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What is the difference between goods and services?

• Goods are difficult to make, while services are easy to make

• Goods are generally more expensive than services

• Goods are generally less expensive than services

• Goods are usually objects, and services are task or jobs

Which of these is a fact about money?

• Gold coins are a better currency than paper money

• Paper money is better currency than gold or silver

• Originally, gold and silver were traded in small pieces

• The modern system of money is too difficult to understand

Why were coins originally given markings?

• To honor the Roman Emperor

• To show where the coins came from

• To explain how they should be used

• To indicate their value

What did markets allow people to do?

• Trade on a smaller scale

• Invent paper money

• Use gold coins

• Trade on a larger scale

Today, what gives the U.S. dollar its value?

• The fact that everyone believes it has value

• The gold held in reserve by the US Treasury

• The silver paper it's printed on

• All goods and services made in the US