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