Soil Vocabulary

BEDROCK
CLAY
DECAY
DIRT
EROSION
HUMUS
LAYERS
LOOM
MINERALS
NUTRIENTS
ROCKS
SAND
SILT
SOIL
SUBSOIL
SUPPORT
TOPSOIL
WATER
WEATHERING
WIND

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Word	X	Y	Direction
BEDROCK	7	7	ne
CLAY	11	3	se
DECAY	8	6	e
DIRT	8	6	n
EROSION	7	7	w
HUMUS	10	10	w
LAYERS	8	13	nw
LOOM	12	20	w
MINERALS	13	13	w
NUTRIENTS	14	14	w
ROCKS	12	12	w
SAND	6	14	sw
SILT	6	14	nw
SOIL	6	14	w
SUBSOIL	6	14	se
SUPPORT	6	14	s
TOPSOIL	9	9	e
WATER	6	6	n
WEATHERING	11	11	se
WIND	6	6	w