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Properties/Characteristics
see Geotechnical investigation see Granular material Physical Processes Phenomena
 * Porosity
 * Void ratio
 * Bulk density
 * Thixotropy
 * Dilatancy (granular material)
 * Angle of repose
 * Cohesion
 * Adhesion. See Adhesion for fundamentals.
 * Shear strength
 * Soil mechanics
 * Overburden pressure
 * Effective stress
 * Slope stability
 * Pore water pressure
 * soil moisture (redirects to water content) -- Soil water (retention) -- Degree of saturation
 * Hydraulic conductivity
 * Permeability
 * Specific storage
 * Pore water pressure
 * Available water capacity
 * Field capacity
 * Permanent wilting point
 * Soil texture -- Particle size (grain size) -- Soil gradation
 * Soil color
 * Soil structure
 * Soil odor
 * Consolidation
 * Soil compaction
 * Hysteresis
 * Soil liquefaction
 * Quicksand
 * Sand volcano

Chemical
 * cation exchange capacity
 * buffer capacity. See buffering agent and buffering solution for fundamentals
 * poise capacity. See mineral redox buffer
 * Soil pH
 * Soil salinity.

Types

 * Sand
 * Silt
 * Clay
 * Loam
 * Gravel
 * Peat

Processes

 * Soil formation
 * Soil acidification
 * Soil salinization
 * Soil compaction
 * Soil liquefaction
 * Soil leaching see Leaching

Resource
Functions
 * Soil functions

Properties, Components, and Characteristics
 * Soil carbon
 * Fertility (soil)
 * Soil health
 * Soil life
 * Soil Organic Matter
 * Carbon cycle

Types
 * Prime farmland
 * Sodic soil (currently redirects to soil salination)
 * hydric soil

Processes
 * Soil formation redirects to pedogenesis
 * Erosion
 * Soil respiration
 * Mineralization (soil)
 * Soil salination see also salting the earth
 * Soil acidification see also acid rain

Management
 * Soil conservation
 * Salinity control
 * Soil improvers
 * Soil inoculant
 * Compost
 * Soil conditioner

Uses
 * septic drain field

Soil science

 * Pedology
 * Hydropedology
 * Soil classification
 * Soil survey -- Soil map
 * Edaphology
 * Environmental soil science
 * Agricultural soil science
 * Soil chemistry
 * Soil biology
 * Soil physics
 * List of soil scientists