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	8	5	e
COMPRESSION	9	13	n
DEFORMATION	2	3	s
FAULT	8	14	n
FAULTATANANGLE	8	14	n
FOOTWALL	16	13	sw
HANGINGWALL	7	15	n
NORMALFAULT	18	8	sw
PLATEAU	9	13	se
REVERSEFAULT	16	6	s
SANANDREASFAULT	18	4	s
SHEARING	18	4	w
STRESS	16	11	nw
STRIKESLIPFAULT	11	11	sw
SYNCLINE	16	11	sw
TENSION	4	18	n
THRUST	2	10	ne