Earth's Crust in Motion!

ANTICLINE
COMPRESSION
DEFORMATION
FAULT
FAULTATANANGLE
FOOTWALL
HANGINGWALL
NORMALFAULT
PLATEAU
REVERSEFAULT
SANANDREASFAULT
SHEARING
STRESS
STRIKESLIPFAULT
SYNCLINE
TENSION
THRUST

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Word	X	Y	Direction
ANTICLINE	9	14	nw
COMPRESSION	13	13	e
DEFORMATION	11	12	nw
FAULT	14	14	se
FAULTATANANGLE	14	14	w
FOOTWALL	20	7	w
HANGINGWALL	15	15	w
NORMALFAULT	20	13	n
PLATEAU	1	17	e
REVERSEFAULT	6	6	e
SANANDREASFAULT	4	4	e
SHEARING	10	10	e
STRESS	6	3	e
STRIKESLIPFAULT	11	11	se
SYNCLINE	16	13	sw
TENSION	5	5	e
THRUST	18	18	w