Investigating matter

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Across
  1. 3. Research that leads us to a better understanding of how the natural world operates
  2. 4. the transformation of a liquid to a solid
  3. 6. A structure in which atoms of different elements are bonded to one another
  4. 8. The formation of a new substance(s) by the rearrangement of the atoms of the original material(s)
  5. 9. In the context of chemistry, the transformation of a gas to a solid. In Earth science, the process of laying down eroded material in new locations
  6. 10. The fundamental unit of a chemical compound, which is a group of atoms held together by covalent bonds
Down
  1. 1. A tool of nanotechnology that detects and characterizes the surface atoms of materials using an ultrathin probe tip, which is detected by laser light as it is mechanically dragged over the surface
  2. 2. the tendency of the particles of a material, such as molecules, to move from an area of high concentration to one low concentration.
  3. 5. the force of attraction between two atoms that holds them together
  4. 7. the energy absorbed or released in order to cause a change of phase