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	7	7	s
CLAY	7	11	e
DECAY	7	8	nw
DIRT	7	8	sw
EROSION	7	7	ne
HUMUS	10	10	ne
LAYERS	18	13	sw
LOOM	18	13	nw
MINERALS	13	13	e
NUTRIENTS	14	14	w
ROCKS	12	12	ne
SAND	6	14	s
SILT	6	14	nw
SOIL	6	14	sw
SUBSOIL	6	14	n
SUPPORT	6	14	se
TOPSOIL	9	9	ne
WATER	6	6	n
WEATHERING	11	11	se
WIND	6	6	ne