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