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atom |
Atoms are very tiny things in the universe. We cannot see them with our eyes, but they make up everything around us and in space. Chemical elements, which are the building blocks of all substances, are made up of atoms. Some chemical elements that you may know are gold, copper, helium, oxygen, mercury, and lead. Each of these elements is made up of a different kind of atom. |
Au |
symbol of the chemical element gold. |
brass |
Brass is a bright, yellow metal that is used to make tools, equipment, and other things. Brass looks similar to gold. [1/2 definitions] |
Burkina Faso |
Burkina Faso is a country in Africa. Some of its neighbors are Mali, Niger, and Ghana. Most of Burkina Faso gets a lot of rain for some months of the year. In the other months, the country is very dry. Many people in Burkina Faso raise cattle or sheep. Many do farming or mining. Cotton grows well in Burkina Faso, and a lot of it is sold to other countries. A lot of gold is sold too. |
Central African Republic |
The Central African Republic is a country in Africa. It really is in the center of Africa, and some of its neighbors are Cameroon, Chad, and South Sudan. The Central African Republic has oil, gold, diamonds, and other important minerals that it can sell to other countries. It also has land for farming. Two of the many languages that people speak in the Central African Republic are French and Sango. |
champagne |
Champagne is a type of wine that has natural bubbles in it. Champagne is produced from grapes grown in a particular region of France called "Champagne." This kind of wine is called a "white wine," but it's not really white. The color is closer to beige or gold. The taste is not very sweet. |
cheetah |
A cheetah is a large wild cat. It is smaller than a lion or tiger, but it has long legs, and it can run faster than any other animal on land. A cheetah has gold fur with many black spots. Cheetahs live in Africa and parts of Asia |
chemical |
Chemicals are the different substances that exist on the earth and in space. A chemical can be one basic substance, such as oxygen or gold or iron, but we also use the word chemical when we talk about mixtures of things, such as gasoline. People often think of chemicals as liquids, but chemicals can be solids and gases too. Chemicals are things that we can find in nature, but chemicals can also be substances that scientists make for special purposes, such as for medicines or products that we use in our daily lives. [1/2 definitions] |
chemical element |
Everything in our world and in space is made up of different chemical elements. Things like oxygen, lead, iron, and gold are some of these elements. Chemical elements are the very simple building blocks of all other things. They are pure substances. That means that they are made up of only one type of thing--one type of atom. The element iron, for example, is made up of only atoms of iron. It's not mixed with anything else. The chemical elements do mix with other chemical elements, though. That's how we get things like water, which is made up of two elements: oxygen and hydrogen. |
chemistry |
Chemistry is one of the sciences. In chemistry, people study the basic substances that all things are made of. Iron, oxygen, and gold are some examples of basic substances. In chemistry, people also study what happens when they put basic substances together. |
Cote d'Ivoire |
Cote d'Ivoire is a country in Africa. It is on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, and it is next to Liberia and Ghana. The name Cote d'Ivoire is French, and it means Ivory Coast in English. Ivory is a white material that comes from the tusks of elephants. At one time, Cote d'Ivoire was a center for selling ivory, gold, and pepper to people from Europe. Nowadays, Cote d'Ivoire still sells gold, and it sells a lot of cocoa, coffee, and oil for fuel. |
crown |
a covering for the head often made of gold or silver and decorated with jewels. Kings and queens wear crowns. [1/4 definitions] |
deposit |
A large amount of some natural substance found under the ground--like gold or coal--is called a deposit. [1/6 definitions] |
earring |
Earrings are something people wear on their ears to look nice. Earrings are often made of metal such as gold or silver. |
element |
any of the 118 substances that cannot be separated into simpler substances by using chemistry. Lead, gold, and oxygen are examples of elements. [1/4 definitions] |
gazelle |
A gazelle is a mammal with short fur, long legs, and long horns. A gazelle's fur is gold, brown, and white. Gazelles are very fast when they run and leap. Gazelles live in Africa and Asia. |
ghost town |
a town that has been deserted, especially one in the American West where gold or silver mines have closed. |
gild |
to cover or coat with gold. |
gilt1 |
covered with a thin layer of gold or gold paint; gilded. [2/3 definitions] |
gold |
a soft, heavy, yellow metal that is one of the chemical elements. It is often combined with other metals to make it harder and stronger. Gold is very valuable. (symbol: Au) [6/7 definitions] |
golden |
made of gold. [1/3 definitions] |
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