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	15	n
CLAY	15	11	w
DECAY	15	14	se
DIRT	15	14	e
EROSION	15	15	w
HUMUS	12	12	w
LAYERS	16	2	w
LOOM	16	2	e
MINERALS	9	9	e
NUTRIENTS	8	8	e
ROCKS	10	10	w
SAND	16	8	ne
SILT	16	8	s
SOIL	16	8	se
SUBSOIL	16	8	n
SUPPORT	16	8	nw
TOPSOIL	13	13	w
WATER	16	16	ne
WEATHERING	11	11	nw
WIND	16	16	se