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	15	n
CLAY	7	11	e
DECAY	7	14	nw
DIRT	7	14	se
EROSION	7	15	nw
HUMUS	10	12	e
LAYERS	6	2	sw
LOOM	6	2	e
MINERALS	13	9	w
NUTRIENTS	14	8	w
ROCKS	12	10	w
SAND	4	12	w
SILT	6	8	s
SOIL	6	8	w
SUBSOIL	6	8	n
SUPPORT	6	8	ne
TOPSOIL	9	13	e
WATER	6	16	s
WEATHERING	11	11	ne
WIND	6	16	se