4.3 Gold Fever - Scholastic

What does "striking it rich" mean?

• To lose all your money
• To find a new hobby
• To become a professional athlete
• To become very wealthy or successful

How many people arrived to California during the gold rush?

• 1,000,000
• 500,000
• 100,000
• 300,000

What metal lasts forever?

• Wood
• Plastic
• Gold
• Diamonds

How many tractors trailers could hold all the gold ever found?

• Approximately 60,000 tractor trailers

• Approximately 50,000 tractor trailers

• Approximately 10,000 tractor trailers
• Approximately 1,000 tractor trailers

How much does one ounce of gold cost?

• The price of one ounce of gold is fixed at $500
• One ounce of gold costs nearly $2000

• One ounce of gold costs $1,999

• The cost of one ounce of gold is always $1000

What 2 places has drawn people from all over the world for gold?

• California and Australia
• Texas and South Africa
• New York and Canada
• Alaska and Brazil

Gold can be found in electronics.

• True

• False

Gold can be...

• found in various forms
• only in jewelry
• a type of currency
• not valuable

Where can gold be found?

• Mines, rivers, and Earth's crust
• In outer space
• At the bottom of the ocean
• In the sky

Food can contain gold.

• True

• False