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