Soil Vocabulary

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CLAY
DECAY
DIRT
EROSION
HUMUS
LAYERS
LOOM
MINERALS
NUTRIENTS
ROCKS
SAND
SILT
SOIL
SUBSOIL
SUPPORT
TOPSOIL
WATER
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WIND

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Word	X	Y	Direction
BEDROCK	7	7	w
CLAY	14	10	nw
DECAY	6	7	sw
DIRT	6	7	se
EROSION	7	7	n
HUMUS	10	10	sw
LAYERS	18	13	sw
LOOM	18	13	n
MINERALS	13	13	e
NUTRIENTS	14	14	w
ROCKS	12	12	ne
SAND	6	14	sw
SILT	6	14	w
SOIL	6	14	nw
SUBSOIL	6	14	se
SUPPORT	6	14	n
TOPSOIL	9	9	n
WATER	6	6	w
WEATHERING	11	11	se
WIND	6	6	nw