SWS3022 Exam 1 Study Guide with Complete Solutions
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SWS3022
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SWS3022
SWS3022 Exam 1 Study Guide with
Complete Solutions
Dimensions of the Earth - Answer️️ -Diameter: 8000 mi
Circumference: 25,000 mi
What do the definitions of soil depend on? - Answer️️ -The definition of soil is dynamic
because many specializations and disciplines view soil differently:...
SWS3022 Exam 1 Study Guide with
Complete Solutions
Dimensions of the Earth - Answer✔️✔️-Diameter: 8000 mi
Circumference: 25,000 mi
What do the definitions of soil depend on? - Answer✔️✔️-The definition of soil is dynamic
because many specializations and disciplines view soil differently: ecological,
geological, environmental, etc.
Parameters related to soil composition for an idealized surface soil - Answer✔️✔️-50%
pore space and 45% particles, 5% OM
Basic functions of soils in the environment - Answer✔️✔️-Medium for plant growth:
support, gas and water exchange, temperature control, nutrient storage and release.
Regulator for water supplies: infiltration, runoff, storage, movement, purification.
The 4 basic processes involved in soil formation - Answer✔️✔️-Additions, losses,
transformations, translocations
Basics of weathering - Answer✔️✔️-Critical to Soil Formation, Physical and Chemical
Alteration and Reorganization of Rocks and Minerals. Critical in the Creation of the
Parent Material and
Alteration of Parent Material to Secondary Components.
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