Hopkins GEOG 1111 Final (Unit 5)
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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
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
soil horizon
soil properties
soil profile - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔soil characteristics
the array of soil layers; their sequence from the top (surface) to the bottom
(bedrock)
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, soil horizon - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔soil characteristics
a distinct layer of soil within the soil profile
soil properties - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔color
structure
porosity
texture (clay, sand, silt)
consistence (cohesion)
moisture
increase heat (T) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔increase respiration
2025/2026 Exam Questions and Answers
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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
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
soil horizon
soil properties
soil profile - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔soil characteristics
the array of soil layers; their sequence from the top (surface) to the bottom
(bedrock)
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, soil horizon - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔soil characteristics
a distinct layer of soil within the soil profile
soil properties - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔color
structure
porosity
texture (clay, sand, silt)
consistence (cohesion)
moisture
increase heat (T) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔increase respiration
