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