CLASSIFICATION OF MATTER
CLASSIFICATION OF MATTER
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CLASSIFICATION OF MATTER
Matter can exist in one of five states: solid, liquid, gas, plasma, or Bose–Einstein condensate. There are only three main states of matter that is present in most of our daily lives, naming: Solid, Liquid, and Gas
MATTER. It is something that has mass and occupies space. Matter is divided into two: pure substances and the mixture. Pure substances are those that are of uniform material of definite composition with characteristic properties like the elements found on the Periodic Table. While, mixture are those matter that has variable composition whose parts can be separated by physical means. ​
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There are two different types of mixture: homogeneous and heterogeneous. Homogeneous mixture is referred as "solution", wherein the constituent particles are all identical. Heterogeneous mixture are non-mixture of different substances.
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Knowing the nature of matter above. This time, the states of matter will be discussed. The three common states of matter that we already know are: solid, liquid and gas. The two new states of matter are namely Plasma and Bose-Einstein Condensate. Plasma is a combination of gas and liquid. It is a highly-charged particle, having high temperature thus it is extremely high kinetic energy. Bose-Einstein Condensate has the characteristics before solid, wherein it has extremely low temperature.
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Law of Conservation of Matter states that the same atoms are present in a reaction in the beginning and at the end.
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Law of Conservation of Energy says hat energy is always conserved in the universe and simply always changes from one form to another.
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According to these laws, these states of matter does not retain their characteristics if it undergoes chemical and physical change.
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DYNAMICS OF BIOLOGICAL POPULATIONS
Environment comes from the French word environner, which can be defined as the circumstances or conditions that surround an organism or group of organisms.
Environmental Science is the systematic study of the environment and our proper place in it. There are 7 interdisciplines of environmental science whose goal is to have a clean energy future: political science, chemistry, ecology, economics, engineering, urban planning, and sociology.
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The two main problems encountered with the growing population is the pollution and the loss of biodiversity. With the human population growth, increasing consumption and reduced resource efficiency as influencers, conservation of biodiversity were encouraged
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EARTH AND SPACE
The Earth is composed of four sphere: Geosphere, Hydrosphere. Biosphere and Atmosphere
Geosphere comes from the Greek word for "Ground" and acts like the skeleton of the Earth. It is made up of rocks, minerals, and all other land forms and consists mainly of non-living things.
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Hydrosphere comes from the Greek word for "Water". It is made u of all water on Earth including oceans, lakes, rivers and glaciers.
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Biosphere comes from the Greek word for "Life". It is made up of many different biomes and consists of only living things.
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Atmosphere comes from the Greek word for "Air". It contains all the gases on our planet and is composed of five layers.
