Studies Weekly Week 19

Match each of the following gold mining vocabulary terms to its correct definition.

sluicing

• used water jets to spray large sections of the riverbanks

• boats collected rover sediment and separated it using screens

• built large tunnels underground to look for veins of gold rock

• long, wooden boxes with ridges to filter the sand

• using a large, shallow pan to separate river sand and sediment

Match each of the following people to their contribution during the Gold Rush.

James Marshall

• owned a store that sold gold supplies and made a huge profit by overpricing his supplies

• wrote famous letters about life during the Gold Rush

• discovered the first gold nuggets in California

• owned the sawmill where the first pieces of gold were discovered

We read about a group of pioneers that had a tragic story. What group was that?

• Dennis party

• Donner Party

• American party

• Pioneer party

Match each of the following gold mining vocabulary terms to its correct definition.

panning

• used water jets to spray large sections of the riverbanks

• boats collected rover sediment and separated it using screens

• built large tunnels underground to look for veins of gold rock

• long, wooden boxes with ridges to filter the sand

• using a large, shallow pan to separate river sand and sediment

Why do we capitalize things like “California Trail” and “Mormon Trail"?

• they’re plurals

• they’re adjectives

• they're proper nouns

• they’re different

Match each of the following gold mining vocabulary terms to its correct definition.

underground hard rock mining

• used water jets to spray large sections of the riverbanks

• boats collected rover sediment and separated it using screens

• built large tunnels underground to look for veins of gold rock

• long, wooden boxes with ridges to filter the sand

• using a large, shallow pan to separate river sand and sediment

“The Gold Rush brought a major increase in __________.” What word would best fill the blank?

• gold

• cattle

• open land

• settlers

What is the person in this picture doing?

• hard rock mining

• hydraulic mining

• logging

• panning

Match each of the following gold mining vocabulary terms to its correct definition.

hydraulic mining

• used water jets to spray large sections of the riverbanks

• boats collected rover sediment and separated it using screens

• built large tunnels underground to look for veins of gold rock

• long, wooden boxes with ridges to filter the sand

• using a large, shallow pan to separate river sand and sediment

Which of these was NOT a type of mining discussed in Studies Weekly?

• dredging

• sluicing

• panning

• grinding