I need the answers please. Wear something you don’t mind getting dirty and go outside with a clean cup andsomething to dig with (e.g. trowel, spoon, fork, knife, your bare hands). Find a patch ofexposed soil and harvest about a cup’s worth. If you are harvesting in public, take yoursample from a part of the landscape that’s already exposed soil from animal activity, ornon-vegetated (i.e. please don’t ruin the grass on campus). You’ll want to dig past theorganic layer into the topsoil (A layer). Evaluate the soil texture for both soil samplesusing the guide below and soil texture triangle (provided at the end of the question). You will need to get yourhands dirty. Get a spray bottle or have a cup of water at the ready.Step 1. Take about half of your sample and moisten it to the point where it has enoughmoisture where it can stick together, but it is not too wet where you have a puddle ofwater. If you add too much water, you’ll have to add more soil to your sample.Step 2. Squeeze the soil in your fist. If the sample falls apart and you can see theindividual grains with your naked eye, your soil’s texture is Sand. If the soil stickstogether in a ball, your sample has enough silt and clay to make the sample sticky andcohesive.Step 3. Try to make a ribbon of soil about 1/4″ wide by rolling the sample between yourhands (soils with a large amount of clay in them can be made into very long ribbons). Ifyou can’t form a ribbon, your soil’s texture is Loamy Sand. If you can make a ribbon,measure it and feel the soil to determine if it is predominantly gritty or smooth and use table 10.1 (provided at the end of the question)10.1. Texture of soil sample: _____________________________10.2 Material percentage according to soil textural triangle:___________________________10.3 What kind of soil texture would you prefer for agricultural purposes and why?10.4. Take your remaining half of your soil sample. If you have access, take acolander or a sieve, add your sample, and shake over a large bowl or something tocatch falling soil. If you do not have access, spread the soil sample over a sheet ofwhite paper and note the varying particle sizes of the sample.10.5. Were there any particles caught by the sieving? If so, what size?10.6. If visible, what is the smallest particle size your can see with your naked eye?10.7. Does this support your finding in 10.1?Image transcription text100 90 80 70 clay 60 percent silt percent clay O50 silty clay 40 sandy clay silty clay clay loam 30loam sandy clay loam 20 loam silt loa… Show more… Show moreImage transcription textTable 10.1. Particle size classes andcharacteristics Particle Size Size in umSize in inches Characterist… Show more… Show moreEarth ScienceScienceGeologyGEO 155

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