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Being Smart Is Fun


Bfahome

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Okay I just came from science class, and a part of today's lesson was a quick worksheet about where most of a tree's mass comes from.

 

I was the only one to pick the right answer, carbon dioxide.

 

Would you believe me if I told you that a lot of them picked "sunlight"?

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The one who moves the sunlight tree is very powerful indeed.

 

The one who moves the sunlight tree is uber win/fail cuz sunlight trees don't exist.

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I don't know that much about mass, it's a little confusing. :( Could someone please give me a short description? I tried Wikipedia but it was speaking in a language I don't understand.

 

:kaukau: Vohkan :kaukau:

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Let me explain.

 

Mass is like weight, you know. So apparently, most of trees weight (or mass) comes from the carbon dioxide. Kind of strange. I would've said bark or wood.

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Let me explain.

 

Mass is like weight, you know. So apparently, most of trees weight (or mass) comes from the carbon dioxide. Kind of strange. I would've said bark or wood.

Mass is the amount of "stuff" that makes up an object, actually.

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Matter is what everything in the world is made of, also known as stuff. Matter itself consists of small particles called atoms. There are different types of atoms, called elements. Atoms can be broken down into smaller parts called subatomic particles. These determine what kind of atom it is. Atoms link together to form everyday substances such as water.

Mass is the amount of matter in an object. It's measured in grams, as a base unit. If something has more mass, or is more massive, then it has more atoms in it. The size of the object does not determine mass, as the molecules can simply be more spread out.

 

A rudimentary guide for anyone who needs/wants to know the basics.

 

And photons barely have any mass!

 

Silly humans.

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I don't know that much about mass, it's a little confusing. :( Could someone please give me a short description? I tried Wikipedia but it was speaking in a language I don't understand.

 

:kaukau: Vohkan :kaukau:

The literal definition of mass is "the amount of matter per square centimeter", though the mass talked about here isn't quite the same. This was referring to the matter itself (which I guess could also be called mass).

 

Of course, I didn't bother thinking of any of this. I just knew all known life is carbon-based, so it had to be CO2. :P

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Though i know CO2 makes up most of the tree, my 2nd guess would have been H2O, Sunlight wouldn't even be on my shortlist

So, yeah, i agree with your opening statement, it is fun being smart!

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Though i know CO2 makes up most of the tree, my 2nd guess would have been H2O, Sunlight wouldn't even be on my shortlist

So, yeah, i agree with your opening statement, it is fun being smart!

Trees aren't made of CO2. The trees use the carbon atoms from CO2 to grow.

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Let me explain.

 

Mass is like weight, you know. So apparently, most of trees weight (or mass) comes from the carbon dioxide. Kind of strange. I would've said bark or wood.

 

 

Let me explain.

 

Mass is like weight, you know. So apparently, most of trees weight (or mass) comes from the carbon dioxide. Kind of strange. I would've said bark or wood.

Mass is the amount of "stuff" that makes up an object, actually.

 

 

Matter is what everything in the world is made of, also known as stuff. Matter itself consists of small particles called atoms. There are different types of atoms, called elements. Atoms can be broken down into smaller parts called subatomic particles. These determine what kind of atom it is. Atoms link together to form everyday substances such as water.

Mass is the amount of matter in an object. It's measured in grams, as a base unit. If something has more mass, or is more massive, then it has more atoms in it. The size of the object does not determine mass, as the molecules can simply be more spread out.

 

A rudimentary guide for anyone who needs/wants to know the basics.

 

And photons barely have any mass!

 

Silly humans.

 

 

I don't know that much about mass, it's a little confusing. :( Could someone please give me a short description? I tried Wikipedia but it was speaking in a language I don't understand.

 

:kaukau: Vohkan :kaukau:

The literal definition of mass is "the amount of matter per square centimeter", though the mass talked about here isn't quite the same. This was referring to the matter itself (which I guess could also be called mass).

 

Of course, I didn't bother thinking of any of this. I just knew all known life is carbon-based, so it had to be CO2. :P

 

Thanks everyone. :D

 

My school's known to be a very good one (not that I like it), so I haven't really got any classmates that do very stupid things.

 

:kaukau: Vohkan :kaukau:

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