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 \nby Reyna Eisenstark  \nTable of Contents  \nChapter 1  \nWhat Is Gold?………………………………………2  \nChapter 2  \nMining for Gold…………………………………………4  \nChapter 3  \nPure Gold……………………………………………………8  \nChapter 4  \nGold Through the Ages…………………10  \nChapter 5  \nThe Value of Gold………………………………12  \nChapter 6  \nThe California Gold Rush………………14  \nChapter 7  \nThe Many Uses of Gold……………………18  \nChapter 8  \nEverlasting Gold ……………………………………22  \nGlossary………………………………………………………………23  \nIndex…………………………………………………………………24  \nWe all know gold when we see it.Itsbeautiful color and shine are hard tomistake for anything else.For thousandsof years,gold has been prized by culturesall over the world.In fact,gold is oneof the most precious metals on Earth.What gives gold its value?  \nLet's think about it in this way.  \nOne tiny ounce of gold can be stretchedinto a wire 8 kilometers (5 miles)long.That same ounce can be hammered flatinto a 9.3-square-meter (100-square-foot)sheet.Gold will never rust or corrode.Water and air have no effect on it.Athousand years from now,that ounce ofgold will look just as it does today  \nGold has many more amazingproperties.Electricity can easily flowthrough it,no matter how hot or cold itgets.Gold can also protect other objectsfrom very high temperatures.  \nToday,gold has hundreds of uses.From the beginning,gold's worth hasbeen based on how rare it is.  \nChapter 2  \n# Mining for Gold\n\nThis studentpans for gold.  \nGold is one of the rarest elements on Earth.Only about two-millionths of one percentof Earth's crust is gold.  \nThe chemical symbol for gold is Au.  \nIt is short for the Latin word for gold,aurum.This word means “glowing dawn.”  \nBecause gold is heavier than water,it is foundat the bottom of creeks and rivers.Thousandsof years ago,people panned for gold by fillingpans with the sand from the bottom of creeks.Then they swirled the pans in the water untilall the lighter materials had floated out.If therewere any gold,it would be left in the pans.  \nGold can still be found in this way.But mostof the gold in rivers and streams has already beenfound.Today,gold has to be mined.Usually,it is found in the veins of rocks.Sometimespeople dig thousands of meters (feet)belowground for gold.  \nTo find gold,geologists sometimes studypictures of Earth taken from space satellites.They look for certain unusual features on thesurface of the planet.These features can meanthat gold is b","cbCainMoqTZTUoWZ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainMoqTZTUoWZ","pdf",3204378,28,"English","# Chapter 2\n## Mining for Gold\n## Pure Gold","[{\"question\":\"Why is gold considered rare?\",\"answer\":\"Only about two-millionths of one percent of Earth’s crust is gold, making it one of the rarest elements.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the chemical symbol Au mean?\",\"answer\":\"Au is the chemical symbol for gold, derived from the Latin word aurum.\"},{\"question\":\"How do people find gold today?\",\"answer\":\"Geologists study satellite pictures to locate unusual surface features that may indicate gold underground, then drilling begins in the most likely areas.\"}]","Gold - Chapter 2 - Mining for Gold | PDF",43]