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	7	7	s
CLAY	14	12	ne
DECAY	7	8	se
DIRT	7	8	nw
EROSION	7	7	ne
HUMUS	10	10	sw
LAYERS	18	13	n
LOOM	18	13	nw
MINERALS	13	13	e
NUTRIENTS	14	14	w
ROCKS	12	12	e
SAND	6	14	se
SILT	6	14	nw
SOIL	6	14	w
SUBSOIL	6	14	s
SUPPORT	6	14	n
TOPSOIL	9	9	e
WATER	6	6	sw
WEATHERING	11	11	se
WIND	6	6	ne