Discussion
The scientific study of soils is called
Answer: B
Correct answer: Pedology
Pedology is the study of soils - how they form, what they are made of, how they are classified and how they are distributed. The name comes from the Greek pedon, ground. It treats soil as a natural body in its own right, the product of five factors: parent material, climate, organisms, relief and time. A vertical section through a soil shows distinct horizons, and reading them reveals the history of its formation. It is usually distinguished from edaphology, which studies soil as a medium for plant growth and so belongs more to agriculture. The distractors name adjacent earth sciences: geomorphology is the study of landforms, hydrology of water, and seismology of earthquakes.
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