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