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