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