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	19	15	w
COMPRESSION	13	9	nw
DEFORMATION	18	17	w
FAULT	14	8	ne
FAULTATANANGLE	19	20	n
FOOTWALL	14	8	n
HANGINGWALL	19	19	w
NORMALFAULT	4	16	e
PLATEAU	2	18	n
REVERSEFAULT	6	16	n
SANANDREASFAULT	4	18	n
SHEARING	4	18	e
STRESS	10	12	e
STRIKESLIPFAULT	11	11	ne
SYNCLINE	6	11	ne
TENSION	18	4	s
THRUST	19	16	w