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	15	7	nw
CLAY	11	3	w
DECAY	14	6	n
DIRT	12	1	w
EROSION	15	7	n
HUMUS	12	10	n
LAYERS	9	8	se
LOOM	9	8	e
MINERALS	9	13	n
NUTRIENTS	8	14	n
ROCKS	10	12	s
SAND	15	4	nw
SILT	8	6	e
SOIL	8	6	nw
SUBSOIL	8	6	w
SUPPORT	8	6	sw
TOPSOIL	13	9	se
WATER	16	6	n
WEATHERING	11	11	sw
WIND	16	6	e