Earth Science chapter 15 vocab and more.
Across
- 2. Formed when water is involved in the weathering of minerals such as feldspar.
- 4. particles of dust.
- 5. this is made up of particles that measure 0.002 to 0.05 mm in diameter
- 7. the dark organic material in soil produced by the decay of plant and animal matter.
- 9. charged element or molecule.
- 10. the portion of Earth's surface that consists of organic matter, sediment, air and water.
- 11. permanently frozen soil located from 25 to about 100 centimeters below Earth's surface.
- 12. a process by which water dissolves substances and causes them to be removed from one location to another
- 13. helps plants make proteins.
Down
- 1. weather particles of quartz and feldspar that measure up to 2mm.
- 3. a process that breaks rocks and minerals into soil
- 6. a material rich in nutrients and that retains water.
- 8. cross section that shows the different layers of soil in the ground.