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	w
CLAY	11	15	s
DECAY	14	15	s
DIRT	14	15	nw
EROSION	15	15	n
HUMUS	12	12	n
LAYERS	2	16	n
LOOM	9	14	e
MINERALS	9	9	s
NUTRIENTS	8	8	s
ROCKS	10	10	n
SAND	8	16	se
SILT	8	16	s
SOIL	8	16	sw
SUBSOIL	8	16	w
SUPPORT	8	16	nw
TOPSOIL	13	13	n
WATER	16	16	s
WEATHERING	11	11	nw
WIND	16	16	e