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	15	e
CLAY	11	15	n
DECAY	5	5	s
DIRT	5	5	e
EROSION	7	15	nw
HUMUS	10	12	w
LAYERS	13	14	nw
LOOM	20	10	s
MINERALS	13	9	s
NUTRIENTS	14	8	s
ROCKS	12	10	n
SAND	14	16	e
SILT	14	16	sw
SOIL	14	16	s
SUBSOIL	14	16	ne
SUPPORT	14	16	w
TOPSOIL	9	13	w
WATER	6	16	s
WEATHERING	11	11	ne
WIND	6	16	se