What is Matter?

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Which early classification of matter involved the elements air, earth, fire, sky, and water?

  • The Elemental Divisions
  • The Five Fundamental Elements (correct)
  • The Elemental Class
  • The Elemental Five

What is everything in the universe made up of?

  • Energy
  • Vapors
  • Void
  • Particles (correct)

What were the two schools of thought regarding the nature of matter?

  • Matter is light
  • Matter is transparent
  • Matter is continuous (correct)
  • Matter is in the form of waves

What did ancient Greek philosophers arrive at in terms of a classification of matter?

<p>The Five Fundamental Elements (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of matter, what do mass and volume represent?

<p>Mass is the quantity of matter present while volume measures the space it occupies (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Based on the context of the text, what do modern scientists use to classify matter?

<p>Physical and chemical properties (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the activity with potassium permanganate and Dettol demonstrate about the nature of matter?

<p>Matter is composed of millions of tiny particles (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the intermixing of particles of two different types of matter on their own represent?

<p>Diffusion (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do particles of matter do as the temperature rises?

<p>They move faster (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the reason for the faster diffusion observed when heating particles of matter?

<p>Particles move faster (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is concluded from the activity involving potassium permanganate and its ability to color a large volume of water?

<p>A crystal of potassium permanganate contains many tiny particles (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What observation supports the idea that particles of matter are continuously moving?

<p>Particles distribute evenly in water (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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