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	15	nw
CLAY	3	11	e
DECAY	6	14	w
DIRT	17	19	e
EROSION	7	15	n
HUMUS	10	12	s
LAYERS	13	14	nw
LOOM	13	14	w
MINERALS	13	9	s
NUTRIENTS	14	8	s
ROCKS	12	10	nw
SAND	14	16	se
SILT	14	16	s
SOIL	14	16	sw
SUBSOIL	14	16	e
SUPPORT	14	16	ne
TOPSOIL	9	13	s
WATER	6	16	s
WEATHERING	11	11	ne
WIND	6	16	w