Chemistry Crossword

2. A solution of water and sediment, formed evaporation of water
3. a loose granular material that results from the disintegration of rocks
6. a distinct layer of soil, approximately parallel with the land surface, whose properties develop from the combined actions of living organisms and percolating water.
8. the fine bits of clay and sand that become sediment settling at the bottom of a river or lake
9. a solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence
14. energy that is stored
15. ions that are positively charged
16. the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on the surface of the Earth.
18. the energy contained within a system that is responsible for its temperature.
19. a collection of objects or smaller systems that can be identified

1. the geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water.
4. the loose surface material that covers most land.
5. the study and description of the physical features of an area
7. matter that has come from a recently living organism.
10. a vertical section of the soil that depicts all of its horizons
11. a term for the general physical, chemical, and mineralogical composition of the unconsolidated material, mineral or organic, in which soil forms.
12. the energy of motion, observable as the movement of an object or subatomic particle
13. a natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting essentially of hydrated silicates of aluminum
17. an atom that has more electrons than protons
20. everything around the reaction