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