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