Democritus' Idea of The Atom Flashcards
According to Democritus, atoms are
a. too small to see
b. indestructible
c. unable to be subdivided
d. all of the above
all of the above
Democritus’ ideas were based on experimental evidence.
True or False?
False
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
reason
Democritus believed that all-natural substances were made of _____.
atoms
Who was known as ‘The Laughing Philosopher?
Democritus
What word does the ancient greek word “atomos” roughly translate to?
indivisible, undivided, Uncuttable, no cut, not cut(any of these)
According to Democritus, which of these existed in reality?
Both A and B
According to Aristotle, how long could one divide a grain of sand?
indefinitely
The “clusters” of Democritus are like what kind of material that we know of today?
compounds
Who was the most influential philosopher when it came to the subject of the composition of the natural world?
Aristotle
According to the atomists, the entire physical world was made of:
atoms and void
_____ introduced the idea of the atoms as basic building block of matter.
Democritus
Greek philosophers accepted most of the discoveries on the basis of experiments they performed.
True or False?
False
Science and experimentation were active pursuits in ancient Greece.
False
According to Democritus, atoms are solid particles which are destructible.
False
Democritus proposed the theory of atomism.
True
The ancient Greek philosophers spend their time by debate and discussion.
True
According to Democritus, changes occur if atoms in an object are recombined or reconnected in different ways.
True
Democritus believed that atoms were always in motion.
True
Atoms, according to Democritus, always existed and are unchangeable and indestructible.
True
Democritus suggested that the complete universe is made up of minute particles which are indivisible.
True
Democritus stated that different atoms differ in magnitude.
True
The idea of the atom was the major contribution of Democritus made to the thinking of his day.
True
The theory of Democritus and Leucippus held that everything is composed of ‘atoms’, which are geometrically indivisible.
False
Ancient Greek philosophers had many ideas about the natural world and how it worked.
True
An extension of Democritus theory states that there were different varieties of atomos with similar but not identical shapes, sizes and masses.
True
