Everything that has mass and takes up space is called ___.
matter
Matter is made of __.
atoms
Who was the first person to come up with the ideas of atoms?
Democritus
Atoms are always __.
moving/shaking
Atoms are very, very, very, very ___.
small/tiny
We __ see an atom with our eyes.
cannot
Everything is made of ___.
atoms
Democritus was a ___.
philosopher
Philosophers are people who (do experiments/think deep thoughts). Choose one.
think deep thoughts
Scientists are people who (do experiments/think deep thoughts). Choose one.
do experiments
Democritus lived ___ years ago.
many / over 2000
What is the Greek word meaning "indivisible"?
atomos
T/F: Democritus believed that matter could be divided into smaller and smaller pieces forever.
False
T/F: Democritus believed that matter could NOT be divided into smaller and smaller pieces forever.
True
T/F: Democritus did experiments to prove that atoms existed
False
Could Democritus prove his ideas about atoms?
10
