Soil Vocabulary

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