Weathering and Soil

      homework questions, or study guide

1. DESCRIBE, WHAT WEATHERING MEANS? AND WHAT ARE THE TWO MAJOR KIND?

2. CHARACTERISTIC PROCESSES OF PHYSICAL WEATHERING (ICE OR FROST WEDGING; SHEETING; THERMAL EXPANSION?

3. ORGANIC ACTIVITY, DESCRIBE THEM!!!!!

4.CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DEFINITION, PRIMARY SOURCE?

5. MAJOR PROCESSES OF CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DISSOLUTION, HYDROLYSIS, OXIDATION. BE ABLE TO DESCRIBE THEM, AND KNOW THE EQUATIONS AT LEAST WITH MINERAL NAMES!!!!

6. MOST COMMON ACIDS IN RAIN WATER? WHY ARE THEY DANGEROUS?

7. WHY IS COAL, OR ORE MINING IS DANGEROUS FOR AGRICULTURE?

8. WHAT IS SPHEROIDAL WEATHERING?

9. WHAT FACTORS ARE INFLUENCING THE WEATHERING?

10. WEATHERING OF DIFFERENT ROCKS; GRANITE, BASALT, LIMESTONE, QUARTZ SANDSTONE, SHALE

11. WHAT  DOES DIFFERENTIAL WEATHERING MEANS?

12.WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REGOLITH AND SOIL? COMPOSITION OF SOIL; IT IS HELPFUL, IF YOU EXPLAIN TO YOUR FRIEND, WHAT IS HUMUS; SOIL AIR, SOIL WATER, AND AFTER, MAKE HIM/HER ADMIRE YOU EXPLAINING WHAT RESIDUAL/VS.  TRANSPORTED SOIL MEANS?

13. DRAW A NICE SOIL PROFILE, WITH LABELS ON IT, SUCH AS A, B, C KNOW FURTHER DESCRIPTION OF THESE LAYERS!

14. EXPLAIN HOW CLIMATE INFLUENCES THE SOIL FORMATION. DESCRIBE THE SOIL FORMING AT POLAR REGION/EQUATORIAL REGION

15.EXPLAIN HOW PLANTS AND ANIMALS INFLUENCE THE SOIL FORMATION

16.EXPLAIN HOW TOPOGRAPHY INFLUENCES THE SOIL FORMATION

17. KNOW WHAT PEDALFER, PEDOCAL, CALICHE MEAN?