Gold: Chapter 3 Gold in History

Gold: Chapter 3 Gold in History

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Gold: Chapter 3 Gold in History

Gold: Chapter 3 Gold in History

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which method did the Romans use to mine for gold?

hydraulic mining

hard rock or lode mining

panning

alluvial mining

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the Roman miners crush and heat the rock that they collected?

the heat melted the gold and separated it from the rock

the heat softened the rock so that the gold could be removed

the heat melted the rock leaving the gold behind

the heat made the gold shine brightly so that they could chip it out

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Based on the information in this chapter, it would seem that hydraulic mining is a system of mining that extracts the gold by using

explosives

water

drills

electricity

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The text next to the picture on page 8 is known as

an explanation

a tag

a caption

a label

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The ancient Egyptians believed that gold was divine. Which of the following workds is not a synonym of devine?

heavenly

sacred

holy

astounding

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Firstly, they build a reservoir above the area that they wanted to mine. In this sentance the word firstly is

a conjunction

an adverb

an interjection

an adjective