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Which science assumes the status of petrology, petrography and pedogenesis

A. Soil Science

B. Edaphology

C. Pedology

D. Petrology

Answer: Option C

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Pedology is a discipline within soil science that focuses on understanding and characterizing soil formation, evolution, and the theoretical frameworks for modeling soil bodies in the context of the natural environment. It assumes the status of petrology, petrography and pedogenesis.
Petrology is the study of rocks and the processes that form and transform them.
Petrography is the process of petrology that focuses on detailed descriptions of rocks.
Pedogenesis is the study of the origin and formation of soil.

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