Democritus' Idea of The Atom

Question 1

According to Democritus, atoms are

a. too small to see
b. indestructible
c. unable to be subdivided
d. all of the above

Answer 1

all of the above

Question 2

Democritus’ ideas were based on experimental evidence.

True or False?

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Which of the following was/were used by the Greek philosophers in order to understand the world?

a. observation
b. experiment
c. reason
d. all of the above

Answer 3

reason

Question 4

Democritus believed that all-natural substances were made of _____.

Answer 4

atoms

Question 5

Who was known as ‘The Laughing Philosopher?

Answer 5

Democritus

Question 6

What word does the ancient greek word “atomos” roughly translate to?

Answer 6

indivisible, undivided, Uncuttable, no cut, not cut(any of these)

Question 7

According to Democritus, which of these existed in reality?

Answer 7

Both A and B

Question 8

According to Aristotle, how long could one divide a grain of sand?

Answer 8

indefinitely

Question 9

The “clusters” of Democritus are like what kind of material that we know of today?

Answer 9

compounds

Question 10

Who was the most influential philosopher when it came to the subject of the composition of the natural world?

Answer 10

Aristotle

Question 11

According to the atomists, the entire physical world was made of:

Answer 11

atoms and void

Question 12

_____ introduced the idea of the atoms as basic building block of matter.

Answer 12

Democritus

Question 13

Greek philosophers accepted most of the discoveries on the basis of experiments they performed.
True or False?

Answer 13

False

Question 14

Science and experimentation were active pursuits in ancient Greece.

Answer 14

False

Question 15

According to Democritus, atoms are solid particles which are destructible.

Answer 15

False

Question 16

Democritus proposed the theory of atomism.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

The ancient Greek philosophers spend their time by debate and discussion.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

According to Democritus, changes occur if atoms in an object are recombined or reconnected in different ways.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

Democritus believed that atoms were always in motion.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Atoms, according to Democritus, always existed and are unchangeable and indestructible.

Answer 20

True

Question 21

Democritus suggested that the complete universe is made up of minute particles which are indivisible.

Answer 21

True

Question 22

Democritus stated that different atoms differ in magnitude.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

The idea of the atom was the major contribution of Democritus made to the thinking of his day.

Answer 23

True

Question 24

The theory of Democritus and Leucippus held that everything is composed of ‘atoms’, which are geometrically indivisible.

Answer 24

False

Question 25

Ancient Greek philosophers had many ideas about the natural world and how it worked.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

An extension of Democritus theory states that there were different varieties of atomos with similar but not identical shapes, sizes and masses.

Answer 26

True