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	15	w
CLAY	3	15	s
DECAY	6	15	se
DIRT	6	15	nw
EROSION	7	15	n
HUMUS	10	12	se
LAYERS	18	9	sw
LOOM	18	9	nw
MINERALS	13	9	e
NUTRIENTS	14	8	w
ROCKS	12	10	se
SAND	6	8	sw
SILT	6	8	w
SOIL	6	8	nw
SUBSOIL	6	8	s
SUPPORT	6	8	n
TOPSOIL	9	13	se
WATER	6	16	se
WEATHERING	11	11	ne
WIND	6	16	sw