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	e
CLAY	19	15	s
DECAY	16	15	n
DIRT	16	15	ne
EROSION	15	15	n
HUMUS	12	12	sw
LAYERS	9	4	sw
LOOM	9	4	se
MINERALS	9	9	n
NUTRIENTS	8	8	s
ROCKS	10	10	n
SAND	8	16	s
SILT	8	16	se
SOIL	8	16	nw
SUBSOIL	8	16	e
SUPPORT	8	16	w
TOPSOIL	13	13	n
WATER	16	16	s
WEATHERING	11	11	nw
WIND	16	16	sw