Christine Mae D.

Hornilla November 20, 2020

Grade 12- St. Joseph Marello
Check Your Understanding

A. Identify what is being asked on the following statements.

1. He is the Greek philosopher who proposed that everything is made up of primordial
substances such as fire, water, earth and wind. Empedocles
2. It came from the Greek word stoicheion which means “smallest division”. Element
3. This element in Plato’s platonic solids was geometrically represented in the form of a
dodecahedron. Platonic Solid
4. It is a philosophy practiced throughout Egypt and Eurasia which aimed to purify and
perfect materials through transmutation. Alchemy
5. He is a Persian alchemist who suggested that elements, mercury and sulfur should
be added in the four classical elements. Abu Musa Jabir Ibn Hayyan

B. Complete the table below.

Classical Element
Fire Tetrahedron
Air Octahedron
Earth Cube
Water Icosahedron
The Universe Dodecahedron