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