Soil
C onsistence
Extremely
F irm
–
d oes
Loose
–
f alls
t hrough
not
b reak
( you
w on’t
u se
Friable
–
b reaks
a
l ittle
Firm
–
b reaks
a
l ittle
fingers
a
h ammer!)
Easier
f or
w ater
t o
m ove
M ore
d ifficult
f or
w ater
t o
m ove
Soil
C olor
Black
–
l ots
o f
o rganic
Brown
–
s ome
o rganic
Reddish
–
c ontains
Gray
–
l ight
c olor
m eans
(living)
m aterial
a nd
material
a nd
s ome
minerals
l ike
i ron
dryer
s oil
more
w ater
water
More
w ater
L ess
w ater
Explain
Based
o n
t he
d ata
y ou
c ollected,
w ater
i s
_ _____________________________
( not
p resent,
s omewhat
H int:
U se
i nformation
i n
t he
d ata
t ables
t o
present,
h ighly
p resent)
i n
t he
g eosphere
t oday.
help
y ou
f ind
e vidence.
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Evaluate
Label
t he
p arts
o f
t he
w ater
c ycle
t hat
i nvolve
t he
g eosphere
a nd
d escribe
h ow
t he
g eosphere
i s
a n
important
p art
o f
t he
w ater
c ycle.