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There is some variation according to different traditions:

Earth, sky, sea, wind - Babylonian

Air, water, fire, earth, aether - Greek

Water, wind, akasha (aether), fire, earth - Hinduism & Buddism

Wood, water, earth, fire, metal - Chinese

Air, water, void, fire, earth - Japanese

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Aristotle identified 5 elements, which were water, air, earth, and fire, with the fifth element or quintessence being a mysterious glowing material found only in the heavens. In the modern world we instead identity over a hundred known elements, which can be found in the Periodic Table of elements.

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The most abundant elements of the entire planet by mass are:

1. Iron

2. Oxygen

3. Silicon

4. Magnesium

5. Nickel

In just the crust, the estimated abundance is:

1. Oxygen

2. Silicon

3. Aluminum

4. Iron

5. Calcium

Counted by atoms, sodium, potassium, and hydrogen are also among the top crustal occurrences.

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there is earth , fire , water , air , but the fifth some say is time but others say it is spirit i personally think it is time or maybe there is 6 elements

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