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	e
CLAY	11	15	se
DECAY	8	15	s
DIRT	8	15	sw
EROSION	7	15	nw
HUMUS	10	12	e
LAYERS	8	9	sw
LOOM	12	2	se
MINERALS	13	9	w
NUTRIENTS	14	8	w
ROCKS	12	10	w
SAND	7	9	w
SILT	6	8	w
SOIL	6	8	nw
SUBSOIL	6	8	ne
SUPPORT	6	8	n
TOPSOIL	9	13	e
WATER	6	16	nw
WEATHERING	11	11	ne
WIND	6	16	sw