Soil Vocabulary

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

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Word	X	Y	Direction
BEDROCK	7	7	n
CLAY	8	7	se
DECAY	7	6	e
DIRT	7	6	ne
EROSION	7	7	sw
HUMUS	10	10	s
LAYERS	13	8	nw
LOOM	20	12	sw
MINERALS	13	13	n
NUTRIENTS	14	14	n
ROCKS	12	12	n
SAND	4	10	n
SILT	14	6	ne
SOIL	14	6	nw
SUBSOIL	14	6	se
SUPPORT	14	6	e
TOPSOIL	9	9	ne
WATER	6	6	n
WEATHERING	11	11	se
WIND	6	6	w