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	w
CLAY	11	7	ne
DECAY	14	7	nw
DIRT	13	17	se
EROSION	15	7	n
HUMUS	12	10	w
LAYERS	7	9	nw
LOOM	14	13	n
MINERALS	9	13	e
NUTRIENTS	8	14	e
ROCKS	10	12	w
SAND	16	14	sw
SILT	16	14	e
SOIL	16	14	ne
SUBSOIL	16	14	n
SUPPORT	16	14	s
TOPSOIL	13	9	w
WATER	16	6	se
WEATHERING	11	11	sw
WIND	16	6	ne