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The four elements of the Milesians were:

    { 1 } - gas, liquid, solid, hot.
    { 2 } - solid, air, fire, water.
    { 3 } - liquid, air, earth, fire.
    { 4 } - hot, water, earth, air.
    { 5 } - fire, water, earth, air.

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1 is wrong. Please try again.

The four elements of the Milesians were:

See p. 25. Although the Milesians considered anything gaseous to be air, one of the elements, gas is a state of matter, not an element.

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2 is wrong. Please try again.

The four elements of the Milesians were:

    { 1 } - gas, liquid, solid, hot.
    { 2 } - solid, air, fire, water.
    { 3 } - liquid, air, earth, fire.
    { 4 } - hot, water, earth, air.
    { 5 } - fire, water, earth, air.

See p. 25. Although the Milesians considered anything solid to be earth, one of the elements, solid is a state of matter, not an element.

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3 is wrong. Please try again.

The four elements of the Milesians were:

    { 1 } - gas, liquid, solid, hot.
    { 2 } - solid, air, fire, water.
    { 3 } - liquid, air, earth, fire.
    { 4 } - hot, water, earth, air.
    { 5 } - fire, water, earth, air.

See p. 25. Although the Milesians considered anything liquid to be water, one of the elements, liquid is a state of matter, not an element.

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4 is wrong. Please try again.

The four elements of the Milesians were:

    { 1 } - gas, liquid, solid, hot.
    { 2 } - solid, air, fire, water.
    { 3 } - liquid, air, earth, fire.
    { 4 } - hot, water, earth, air.
    { 5 } - fire, water, earth, air.

See p. 25. Although the Milesians considered anything hot to be fire, one of the elements, heat is neither a state of matter, nor an element for them.

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5 is correct!

The four elements of the Milesians were:

    { 1 } - gas, liquid, solid, hot.
    { 2 } - solid, air, fire, water.
    { 3 } - liquid, air, earth, fire.
    { 4 } - hot, water, earth, air.
    { 5 } - fire, water, earth, air.

See p. 25. These are the four elements of the ancient Greeks, though you may be accustomed to seeing them listed in the order of decreasing density.

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