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</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</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</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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do particles of matter do as the temperature rises?

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

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