Everything is made of ___.
atoms
Matter is made of __.
atoms
Everything that has mass and takes up space is called ___.
matter
T/F: Democritus believed that matter could be divided into smaller and smaller pieces forever.
False
What is the Greek word meaning "indivisible"?
atomos
Atoms are very, very, very, very ___.
small/tiny
T/F: Democritus believed that matter could NOT be divided into smaller and smaller pieces forever.
True
Democritus was a ___.
philosopher
We __ see an atom with our eyes.
cannot
Atoms are always __.
moving/shaking
Democritus could NOT prove his ideas about atoms because ___.
he had no technology and did not know how to do science.
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
Could Democritus prove his ideas about atoms?
10
Democritus lived ___ years ago.
many / over 2000
T/F: Democritus did experiments to prove that atoms existed
False
Who was the first person to come up with the ideas of atoms?
Democritus