Soil Vocabulary

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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	sw
CLAY	3	11	se
DECAY	6	8	nw
DIRT	6	8	se
EROSION	7	7	n
HUMUS	10	10	n
LAYERS	13	18	ne
LOOM	13	18	e
MINERALS	13	13	s
NUTRIENTS	14	14	n
ROCKS	12	12	s
SAND	14	6	nw
SILT	14	6	w
SOIL	14	6	ne
SUBSOIL	14	6	e
SUPPORT	14	6	se
TOPSOIL	9	9	n
WATER	6	6	nw
WEATHERING	11	11	se
WIND	6	6	n