Weathering and Soil Study Guide
There may be other information on the test, but this information should help guide you. There will be very little from Section 2-3.
Know the vocabulary:
Abrasion
Chemical Weathering
Mechanical Weathering
Release of Pressure
Ice Wedging
Animal Actions
Carbonic Acid
Rate of Weathering
Plant Growth
Soil
Bedrock
Humus
Topsoil
Subsoil
Soil Horizons
Living Organism
Conservation
Water in Weathering
The Dust Bowl
Know the following concepts:
Know how soil is formed and the different soil horizons. This is very important!
Know the agents of chemical weathering.
Know the agents of mechanical weathering.
Identify examples of chemical weathering and mechanical weathering.