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	se
DIRT	16	7	ne
EROSION	15	7	n
HUMUS	12	10	e
LAYERS	9	8	se
LOOM	9	8	e
MINERALS	9	13	n
NUTRIENTS	8	14	n
ROCKS	10	12	s
SAND	8	6	ne
SILT	8	6	e
SOIL	8	6	n
SUBSOIL	8	6	sw
SUPPORT	8	6	w
TOPSOIL	13	9	n
WATER	16	6	ne
WEATHERING	11	11	sw
WIND	18	17	s