A thousand years ago, the same amount of :

oil was on earth as today
gas was on earth as today
matter was on earth as today
volume was on earth as today

here is the passage i cant find the answer in it

Conservation of Matter. You have seen things burn. You have seen ice melt. Perhaps you have broken a glass. What happens to the matter in these objects? Is the matter lost? Is it used up?
Matter often appears lost when it changes. After paper burns, it seems like only a small amount of ashes are left. The paper has been destroyed. However, the matter has not been lost. The same amount of mass remains. The matter has changed to different materials.
Scientists have learned how mass is not lost through burning. They have experimented with burning to show this conservation of matter. These experiments must be done using an airtight container. The mass of the matter to be burned and the air inside the container are measured. The mass of the unburned matter is exactly the same as the mass of the burned matter. The ashes, gases, and smoke have the same mass as when it was unburned.
The same results happen when matter is changed from one form to another. When water is boiled, its level appears to get lower. The water vapor seems lost. Yet, experiments show that no mass is lost. One kilogram of water could be changed to steam inside an airtight container. The mass of the steam would remain one kilogram.

The earth has a certain amount of matter. Matter cannot be created by nature. Matter cannot be destroyed. The same amount of matter is on earth now as 100 years ago. This same amount of matter cycles through nature constantly. Matter changes from one form to another and changes from one material to another. This cycle is an ongoing process. This cycle is needed for life to continue.Even though matter cannot be destroyed, it can be permanently changed from a usable form to an unusable form. Coal, for example, is used by many industries. Burning coal changes its chemical make-up. The ash and gases left over from burning cannot be used again. Coal and other fossil fuels like oil are called nonrenewable resources. They can be used up.

During the 1970s, the United States government began to ration gasoline because it was in short supply. There were long lines at the gas pumps, and people became more energy conscious. Car manufacturers began to build more energy efficient cars with better gas mileage.

Question

A thousand years ago, the same amount of :

oil was on earth as today
gas was on earth as today
matter was on earth as today
volume was on earth as today

here is the passage i cant find the answer in it

Conservation of Matter. You have seen things burn. You have seen ice melt. Perhaps you have broken a glass. What happens to the matter in these objects? Is the matter lost? Is it used up?
Matter often appears lost when it changes. After paper burns, it seems like only a small amount of ashes are left. The paper has been destroyed. However, the matter has not been lost. The same amount of mass remains. The matter has changed to different materials.
Scientists have learned how mass is not lost through burning. They have experimented with burning to show this conservation of matter. These experiments must be done using an airtight container. The mass of the matter to be burned and the air inside the container are measured. The mass of the unburned matter is exactly the same as the mass of the burned matter. The ashes, gases, and smoke have the same mass as when it was unburned.
The same results happen when matter is changed from one form to another. When water is boiled, its level appears to get lower. The water vapor seems lost. Yet, experiments show that no mass is lost. One kilogram of water could be changed to steam inside an airtight container. The mass of the steam would remain one kilogram.

The earth has a certain amount of matter. Matter cannot be created by nature. Matter cannot be destroyed. The same amount of matter is on earth now as 100 years ago. This same amount of matter cycles through nature constantly. Matter changes from one form to another and changes from one material to another. This cycle is an ongoing process. This cycle is needed for life to continue.Even though matter cannot be destroyed, it can be permanently changed from a usable form to an unusable form. Coal, for example, is used by many industries. Burning coal changes its chemical make-up. The ash and gases left over from burning cannot be used again. Coal and other fossil fuels like oil are called nonrenewable resources. They can be used up.

During the 1970s, the United States government began to ration gasoline because it was in short supply. There were long lines at the gas pumps, and people became more energy conscious. Car manufacturers began to build more energy efficient cars with better gas mileage.

KazGotFetee · Answer

Well in Paragraph one, it talks about the ''Conversation of Matter''  it says the Matter goes from one object to another without the Mass never changing. Even if it was burnt it would still be there.

KazGotFetee · Answer

in the last paragraph, it talks about the gasoline in car manufacturers about long lines of gas pumps but i do not think that relates to the Question so it is not oil or gass

KazGotFetee · Answer

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in the last paragraph, it talks about the gasoline in car manufacturers about long lines of gas pumps but i do not think that relates to the Question so it is not oil or gass
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KazGotFetee · Answer

It doesn't even talk about volume really anywhere in the passgae so not volume

erink24 · Answer

sooo it would be ..matter?

KazGotFetee · Answer

but in paragraph two it states, ''The earth has a certain amount of matter. Matter cannot be created by nature. Matter cannot be destroyed. The same amount of matter is on earth now as 100 years ago." so I would say C matter

KazGotFetee · Answer

so yes Matter is Correct.

erink24 · Answer

ok thanks

KazGotFetee · Answer

Np