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	9	nw
COMPRESSION	13	13	s
DEFORMATION	16	13	n
FAULT	14	14	n
FAULTATANANGLE	14	14	n
FOOTWALL	7	20	n
HANGINGWALL	15	15	n
NORMALFAULT	13	20	w
PLATEAU	20	14	n
REVERSEFAULT	6	6	s
SANANDREASFAULT	4	4	s
SHEARING	10	10	s
STRESS	18	14	n
STRIKESLIPFAULT	11	11	se
SYNCLINE	6	11	ne
TENSION	5	5	s
THRUST	18	18	n