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