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