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What state of matter makes up 99 percent of all matter?
The most common state of matter in the universe is plasma. Plasma is a state of matter which consists of ionized gas. Although this phase of matter is rare in on earth, it makes up stars and is widespread throughout the universe.
What is a highly compressible state of matter?
Of the various states of matter (solid, liquid, and gas being the most common here on Earth; if we include stars, plasma is the most common state, and then there are exotic states such as degenerate matter in neutron stars) gas is the most compressible. In a gas, the particles are relatively far apart, they are not connected to each other or in contact with each other in any way, and they can all move freely, so that when you compress a gas, the constituent particles (atoms or molecules) can be easily squeezed into a smaller space, without breaking any chemical bonds.
What is the most common in the earth's crust?
The Earth's crust contains eight elements. The most common element among the eight is Oxygen (47 percent) and second is Silicon (28 percent).
Why is plasma the most common state of matter?
There were three basic states of matter: solid, liquid and gas. As we understood more about the nature of the world and how things in it worked, we saw that the three states of matter were basically a function of temperature. But at elevated temperatures, the term "gas" doesn't really apply. We had to think of something else, and plasma was the name we applied as a logical extension of the other three states of matter. We needed a fourth state of matter to describe things on the sun or in an electric arc. Atoms stripped of some or all of their electrons and existing without them owing to extrordinarily high temperatures (energies) are in a state called a plasma. Wikipedia has additional information on this state of matter, and a link is provided.
What is the most common reference point for detecting motion?
Earth's surface is a common reference point for detecting motion.
