Just as the ingredients in your pantry combine to form different substances, the 90 atoms on Earth form almost infinite combinations to create all of the substances we come into contact with every day! PURE MATTER contains only one particle If someone gave you a “pure gold” necklace, you would expect Gold to be the …
If there are only 90 types of atoms found on Earth, how do we have over 100 million different substances? Because just as Legos link together to make structures and letters link together to make words, atoms link together to form different substances called COMPOUNDS!
Now that we know all matter is made of atoms, we need to understand what an atom is, and how many there are! Keep reading to find out all about ATOMS and the substances they compose called ELEMENTS.
Whether grown on a large plot of land tilled by a tractor or in a pot on a patio, all plants require the same basic things to grow (air, soil, water and light). So let’s start our adventure into agriculture off by discovering which plant needs are matter, and which are not.