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