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	12	10	nw
DECAY	8	6	e
DIRT	10	16	nw
EROSION	7	7	w
HUMUS	10	10	s
LAYERS	13	18	nw
LOOM	13	18	e
MINERALS	13	13	s
NUTRIENTS	14	14	n
ROCKS	12	12	n
SAND	13	19	nw
SILT	14	6	ne
SOIL	14	6	n
SUBSOIL	14	6	se
SUPPORT	14	6	e
TOPSOIL	9	9	sw
WATER	6	6	ne
WEATHERING	11	11	se
WIND	6	6	n