# Junior Cert Geography: Weathering, Mass Movement & Soils questions

> Every Junior Cert Geography exam question on Weathering, Mass Movement & Soils, grouped by level and year. Questions come from the official State Examinations Commission papers; every PDF link opens the original on examinations.ie.

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Mechanical and chemical weathering, karst landscapes, mass movement and soil formation and erosion.

10 past Geography questions on this topic, spanning 2022 to 2026, grouped by year. Each links to its exact page in the official paper and marking scheme.

## Common Level

### 2026

- Q5 (42 marks): weather, graphs and charts - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=14) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=8)
- Q10 (31 marks): aerial photographs - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=27) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=13)

### 2025

- Q3 (45 marks): earthquakes, plate tectonics, volcanoes - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=9) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=6)
- Q6 (30 marks) - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=17) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=9)

### 2024

- Q3 (53 marks): coasts, rivers - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=8) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=6)
- Q6 (31 marks): rivers, glaciation, ordnance survey maps - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=18) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=11)

### 2023

- Q8 (31 marks): graphs and charts, ordnance survey maps - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=21) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=11)
- Q9 (53 marks): rocks, natural resources - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=24) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=12)

### 2022

- Q1 (32 marks): rocks, tourism - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=3) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=4)
- Q5 (33 marks): forestry, economic activities, ordnance survey maps - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=15) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC005CLP000EV.pdf#page=9)

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- [Rocks & Tectonics](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/geography/topic/rocks-tectonics)
- [Rivers, Coasts & Glaciers](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/geography/topic/rivers-coasts-glaciers)
- [Weather & Climate](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/geography/topic/weather-climate)
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- [Settlement & Urbanisation](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/geography/topic/settlement-urbanisation)
- [Development & Globalisation](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/geography/topic/development-globalisation)
- [Maps, Photos & Charts](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/geography/topic/maps-photos-charts)
- [All Geography past papers](https://examai.ie/past-papers/junior-cert/geography)