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	ne
CLAY	11	3	s
DECAY	8	6	n
DIRT	3	17	s
EROSION	7	7	n
HUMUS	10	10	w
LAYERS	8	13	nw
LOOM	8	13	n
MINERALS	13	13	w
NUTRIENTS	14	14	w
ROCKS	12	12	ne
SAND	6	14	sw
SILT	6	14	w
SOIL	6	14	nw
SUBSOIL	6	14	se
SUPPORT	6	14	s
TOPSOIL	9	9	ne
WATER	6	6	w
WEATHERING	11	11	se
WIND	6	6	nw