The scientific study of soil is also known as ________.

-The scientific study of soil is also known as Pedology.
-The word ‘Pedology’ is derived from the Greek word, ‘Pedo’, which means ‘soil’, and ‘logos’, meaning ‘study’, i.e., the study of soils in their natural environment.
-It is one of the two main branches of soil science. The other one is edaphology, which deals with the study of how soils influences living things, especially plants.

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( Cosmology: The scientific study of the large scale properties of the universe, focusing on its origin, evolution, and ultimate fate.
( Petrology: The study of rocks, including their mineral composition, texture, structure, origin, occurrence, alteration, and relationships with other rocks.
( Geology: The scientific study of the structure and composition of the Earth.