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HOPKINS GEOG 1111 FINAL EXAM (UNIT
5) EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL
DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY
GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026
soil - (ANSWER)the fine material covering the Earth's surface composed of both
mineral
& organic material;
dirt vs. soil - (ANSWER)dirt is soil without the organic material
weathering - (ANSWER)provides the raw (parent) materials for soil formation and
development
The processes by which rocks are chemically altered or physically broken into
fragments as a result of exposure to atmospheric agents and the pressures &
temperatures at or near the Earth's surface, with little or no transportation of the
loosened or altered materials.
2 types of weathering - (ANSWER)mechanical (physical) and chemical
mechanical (physical) weathering - (ANSWER)the breakdown or disintegration of
rocks into smaller fragments by physical processes
, 2
no chemical alteration
chemical weathering - (ANSWER)the breakdown or disintegration of rocks into
smaller fragments through chemical alteration
dissolving of the rock
regolith - (ANSWER)by-products of weathering
the partially weathered rock below the surface which overalls the bedrock
may in time become parent material, soil, or exposed at the surface
parent material - (ANSWER)by-products of weathering
regolith
unconsolidated material, from organic and mineral sources, that is the basis of
soil development/formation
soil characteristics - (ANSWER)soil profile
, 3
soil horizon
soil properties
soil profile - (ANSWER)soil characteristics
the array of soil layers; their sequence from the top (surface) to the bottom
(bedrock)
soil horizon - (ANSWER)soil characteristics
a distinct layer of soil within the soil profile
soil properties - (ANSWER)color
structure
porosity
texture (clay, sand, silt)
, 4
consistence (cohesion)
moisture
increase heat (T) - (ANSWER)increase respiration
soil formation - (ANSWER)an ongoing process of a renewable resource but non
an inexhaustible resource
components of soil - (ANSWER)minerals
organic matter
water
air
minerals - (ANSWER)components of soil
elements or compounds within a crystalline structure
the building blocks of rocks
HOPKINS GEOG 1111 FINAL EXAM (UNIT
5) EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL
DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY
GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026
soil - (ANSWER)the fine material covering the Earth's surface composed of both
mineral
& organic material;
dirt vs. soil - (ANSWER)dirt is soil without the organic material
weathering - (ANSWER)provides the raw (parent) materials for soil formation and
development
The processes by which rocks are chemically altered or physically broken into
fragments as a result of exposure to atmospheric agents and the pressures &
temperatures at or near the Earth's surface, with little or no transportation of the
loosened or altered materials.
2 types of weathering - (ANSWER)mechanical (physical) and chemical
mechanical (physical) weathering - (ANSWER)the breakdown or disintegration of
rocks into smaller fragments by physical processes
, 2
no chemical alteration
chemical weathering - (ANSWER)the breakdown or disintegration of rocks into
smaller fragments through chemical alteration
dissolving of the rock
regolith - (ANSWER)by-products of weathering
the partially weathered rock below the surface which overalls the bedrock
may in time become parent material, soil, or exposed at the surface
parent material - (ANSWER)by-products of weathering
regolith
unconsolidated material, from organic and mineral sources, that is the basis of
soil development/formation
soil characteristics - (ANSWER)soil profile
, 3
soil horizon
soil properties
soil profile - (ANSWER)soil characteristics
the array of soil layers; their sequence from the top (surface) to the bottom
(bedrock)
soil horizon - (ANSWER)soil characteristics
a distinct layer of soil within the soil profile
soil properties - (ANSWER)color
structure
porosity
texture (clay, sand, silt)
, 4
consistence (cohesion)
moisture
increase heat (T) - (ANSWER)increase respiration
soil formation - (ANSWER)an ongoing process of a renewable resource but non
an inexhaustible resource
components of soil - (ANSWER)minerals
organic matter
water
air
minerals - (ANSWER)components of soil
elements or compounds within a crystalline structure
the building blocks of rocks
