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	w
CLAY	3	7	s
DECAY	6	7	ne
DIRT	6	7	nw
EROSION	7	7	s
HUMUS	10	10	e
LAYERS	18	13	n
LOOM	18	13	s
MINERALS	13	13	e
NUTRIENTS	14	14	w
ROCKS	12	12	e
SAND	6	14	se
SILT	6	14	nw
SOIL	6	14	sw
SUBSOIL	6	14	s
SUPPORT	6	14	n
TOPSOIL	9	9	e
WATER	6	6	n
WEATHERING	11	11	se
WIND	6	6	w