Soil Texture Qualitative Test

     In this experiment, we took a small amount of soil and added a few drops of water to the soil so that it was moist. Once moist, we played with the soil and squeezed it on hands to feel the texture and to find out what our soil is made of. After observing the soil's texture it was clear our soil had a lot of clay in it because the texture was smooth and thick and looked like clay. We believe our soil is mainly clay due to the fact that the moist soil looked like clay and had a thick, sticky texture.

Here you can see the moist clay being squeezed between the fingers. You can see that the soil looks thick.

In this picture you can really see how the soil looks like clay and that it is thick and sticky.