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	15	7	s
CLAY	15	11	w
DECAY	15	8	ne
DIRT	19	11	nw
EROSION	15	7	nw
HUMUS	12	10	n
LAYERS	14	13	nw
LOOM	10	20	e
MINERALS	9	13	e
NUTRIENTS	8	14	e
ROCKS	10	12	w
SAND	16	14	ne
SILT	16	14	s
SOIL	16	14	se
SUBSOIL	16	14	sw
SUPPORT	16	14	n
TOPSOIL	13	9	n
WATER	16	6	se
WEATHERING	11	11	sw
WIND	16	6	n