Phy Sci Q3 Lesson 3

He argued that there was an infinite number of elementary natural substances in the form of infinitesimally small particles that combined to comprise the different things in the universe.

• Aristotle

• Empedocles

• Plato

• Anaxagoras

He stated that everything is made up of four eternal and unchanging kinds of matter.

• Aristotle

• Empedocles

• Plato

• Anaxagoras

He stated that each of the four kinds of matter is composed of geometrical solids further divisible into triangles.

• Aristotle

• Empedocles

• Plato

• Anaxagoras

He believed that the four elements could be balanced in substances in infinite ways and that when combined gave proportions of “essential qualities".

• Aristotle

• Empedocles

• Plato

• Anaxagoras

An unscientific field of study that later developed into real science.

• Atomism

• Protoscience

• Alchemy

• Geber

Defined from Arabic / Greek as “the art of transmuting”.

• Atomism

• Protoscience

• Alchemy

• Geber

The idea of things is made up of much smaller things that cannot be changed or divided.

• Atomism

• Protoscience

• Alchemy

• Geber

Which statement is CORRECT about atomism?

• Atoms themselves are solid, homogenous, and cannot change

• Atoms are incredibly small and cannot be divided.

• Atoms moving about and colliding in the void cause the changes we see in our universe.

• Atoms make up most of the things in the universe; where there are atoms, there is void.

These Greek philosophers began considering the nature of what things are made of.

• Leucippus

• Plato

• Democritus

• Aristotle

This civilization assigned certain symbols to match metals with the heavenly bodies.

• Chinese

• Mesopotamians

• Indians

• Arabs & Muslims