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	15	15	w
CLAY	11	15	sw
DECAY	14	15	nw
DIRT	19	11	n
EROSION	11	11	e
HUMUS	12	12	e
LAYERS	16	2	w
LOOM	14	9	se
MINERALS	9	9	e
NUTRIENTS	8	8	e
ROCKS	10	10	e
SAND	16	8	se
SILT	16	8	e
SOIL	16	8	ne
SUBSOIL	16	8	n
SUPPORT	16	8	nw
TOPSOIL	13	13	e
WATER	16	16	w
WEATHERING	11	11	nw
WIND	16	16	sw