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	7	s
CLAY	15	11	ne
DECAY	15	8	ne
DIRT	15	8	se
EROSION	15	7	w
HUMUS	12	10	s
LAYERS	9	18	w
LOOM	9	18	ne
MINERALS	9	13	s
NUTRIENTS	8	14	n
ROCKS	10	12	n
SAND	8	6	w
SILT	8	6	nw
SOIL	8	6	n
SUBSOIL	8	6	e
SUPPORT	8	6	sw
TOPSOIL	13	9	s
WATER	16	6	ne
WEATHERING	11	11	sw
WIND	16	6	n