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	nw
CLAY	11	3	s
DECAY	14	6	sw
DIRT	14	6	n
EROSION	15	7	n
HUMUS	12	10	se
LAYERS	4	13	s
LOOM	4	13	sw
MINERALS	9	13	w
NUTRIENTS	8	14	e
ROCKS	10	12	w
SAND	16	14	ne
SILT	16	14	se
SOIL	16	14	n
SUBSOIL	16	14	sw
SUPPORT	16	14	s
TOPSOIL	13	9	e
WATER	16	6	e
WEATHERING	11	11	sw
WIND	16	6	ne