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	7	7	ne
CLAY	11	3	s
DECAY	8	6	n
DIRT	10	1	e
EROSION	7	7	n
HUMUS	10	10	sw
LAYERS	13	8	sw
LOOM	20	6	s
MINERALS	13	13	n
NUTRIENTS	14	14	n
ROCKS	12	12	sw
SAND	7	4	ne
SILT	14	6	ne
SOIL	14	6	n
SUBSOIL	14	6	e
SUPPORT	14	6	se
TOPSOIL	9	9	ne
WATER	6	6	n
WEATHERING	11	11	se
WIND	6	6	sw