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	w
CLAY	11	15	s
DECAY	14	15	se
DIRT	14	15	s
EROSION	15	15	n
HUMUS	12	12	w
LAYERS	4	9	s
LOOM	4	9	sw
MINERALS	9	9	w
NUTRIENTS	8	8	e
ROCKS	10	10	e
SAND	16	8	e
SILT	16	8	s
SOIL	16	8	se
SUBSOIL	16	8	nw
SUPPORT	16	8	n
TOPSOIL	13	13	w
WATER	16	16	sw
WEATHERING	11	11	nw
WIND	16	16	ne