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	7	15	s
CLAY	7	19	e
DECAY	7	16	nw
DIRT	7	16	ne
EROSION	7	15	nw
HUMUS	10	12	n
LAYERS	13	4	e
LOOM	13	4	w
MINERALS	13	9	n
NUTRIENTS	14	8	s
ROCKS	12	10	s
SAND	13	3	e
SILT	14	16	se
SOIL	14	16	s
SUBSOIL	14	16	e
SUPPORT	14	16	ne
TOPSOIL	9	13	se
WATER	6	16	nw
WEATHERING	11	11	ne
WIND	6	16	s