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	se
CLAY	19	11	w
DECAY	16	8	ne
DIRT	16	3	w
EROSION	15	7	w
HUMUS	12	10	e
LAYERS	14	13	ne
LOOM	16	20	w
MINERALS	9	13	e
NUTRIENTS	8	14	e
ROCKS	10	12	e
SAND	15	13	e
SILT	16	14	se
SOIL	16	14	e
SUBSOIL	16	14	s
SUPPORT	16	14	sw
TOPSOIL	13	9	w
WATER	16	6	ne
WEATHERING	11	11	sw
WIND	16	6	n