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	14	5	w
COMPRESSION	13	13	n
DEFORMATION	19	9	s
FAULT	14	14	se
FAULTATANANGLE	14	14	n
FOOTWALL	6	13	se
HANGINGWALL	15	15	n
NORMALFAULT	4	8	se
PLATEAU	13	13	sw
REVERSEFAULT	6	6	s
SANANDREASFAULT	4	4	s
SHEARING	4	4	e
STRESS	5	13	s
STRIKESLIPFAULT	11	11	se
SYNCLINE	6	11	se
TENSION	18	18	n
THRUST	12	5	sw