Is every thing in the universe made of atoms?

Answer 1

There are two types of energy

potential energy is stored energy

a example of potential energy is a tire at the top of a hill it has the potential to roll down the hill using the stored potential energy.

kinetic energy is waves, electrons & atoms

a example of knetic energy is a light bulb as you know a light doesnt just give off light it gives off heat aswell which are both radiant forms of knetic energy the further away from the sources the more spread out and weaker the effect is.

Answer 2

It depends on how you define "thing"

Everything which has mass is made of atoms. Therefore physical objects such as stars, planets, asteroids and your sister are all made from atoms. However, if you broaden the definition of "things" to include concepts such as light, sound and heat which exist only as energy, as well as abstract concepts such as numbers and souls which exist only in our minds, these things obviously have no physical presence and are not made of atoms. Simply put, atoms themselves are made up of protons, neutrons, and electrons, so even atoms aren't made up of atoms, they're made up of even smaller things. Protons and neutrons are made up of quarks, so you can see that atoms are hardly the smallest thing in the universe. Now, if you want get get really weird, there is this thing called dark matter, the missing part of the universe. Scientists know, based on measurements of the movements of distant galaxies, that there has to be so much stuff in the universe, but the part that is made up of atoms, ordinary matter like you me, and this computer, are only a small part of what has to be out there, only around 5%. We don't know what it is, but it is far more numerous than ordinary matter, and it is undoubtedly not made up of atoms.

So no, not only is everything in the universe not made up of atoms, only about 5% is. How's that for mind-blowing?

For people that want the short story: energy is not made of matter, and we dont know what dark matter is because it doesnt react with light or regular matter, so it could be made of anything.

Answer 3

Yes, Everything that you can possibly think of is made up of atoms. Atoms are the smallest element, but that's a whole different lesson.

All matter is composed of atoms!

Answer 4

I think so. If atoms are concentrated energy, and everything is made up of atoms then everything must be made of energy, right?

Answer 5

No, rather, atoms are made up of energy. The atom is essentially an incredible concentration of energy.

Answer 6

Yes. There are atoms in everything. Even in you. There will be atoms in solids, liquids and gases.

Answer 7

Yes