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