Please help me fast
Ancient Chinese philosophers divided matter into five elements: fire, wood, metal, earth, and water. They believed these things made up all of nature. What knowledge do scientists have now that show earth and water are not elements?

Question

Please help me fast
Ancient Chinese philosophers divided matter into five elements: fire, wood, metal, earth, and water. They believed these things made up all of nature. What knowledge do scientists have now that show earth and water are not elements?

parissfrance09 · Answer

@SamsungFanBoy @HELPMEPLZ!! @darrien117 @hodori0719 @KAKES1967

tumblewolf · Answer

The periodic table mainly. Water and earth are made up of combinations of other elements.

parissfrance09 · Answer

can you give me a more direct answer for earth so like basically they arent elements because they are made up of other elements so what does that make earth?

parissfrance09 · Answer

@tumblewolf

tumblewolf · Answer

The earth isn't just the earth. It's made up of other things. Kinda think of it as a cake. A cake isn't made of cake. It's made up of the eggs, water, flour, sugar, ect.