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	15	nw
CLAY	3	11	s
DECAY	6	14	ne
DIRT	6	14	sw
EROSION	7	15	e
HUMUS	10	12	e
LAYERS	18	9	n
LOOM	18	9	sw
MINERALS	13	9	e
NUTRIENTS	14	8	w
ROCKS	12	10	e
SAND	6	8	w
SILT	6	8	s
SOIL	6	8	nw
SUBSOIL	6	8	n
SUPPORT	6	8	ne
TOPSOIL	9	13	e
WATER	6	16	s
WEATHERING	11	11	ne
WIND	6	16	sw