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	7	15	nw
CLAY	3	11	n
DECAY	6	14	n
DIRT	6	14	sw
EROSION	7	15	e
HUMUS	10	12	n
LAYERS	13	4	w
LOOM	13	4	nw
MINERALS	13	9	n
NUTRIENTS	14	8	s
ROCKS	12	10	s
SAND	14	16	sw
SILT	14	16	se
SOIL	14	16	w
SUBSOIL	14	16	e
SUPPORT	14	16	ne
TOPSOIL	9	13	n
WATER	6	16	sw
WEATHERING	11	11	ne
WIND	6	16	s