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	18	10	nw
COMPRESSION	20	16	n
DEFORMATION	12	14	nw
FAULT	8	8	nw
FAULTATANANGLE	18	3	sw
FOOTWALL	18	8	nw
HANGINGWALL	18	17	nw
NORMALFAULT	18	16	nw
PLATEAU	1	16	ne
REVERSEFAULT	18	12	nw
SANANDREASFAULT	18	18	n
SHEARING	18	18	w
STRESS	20	12	w
STRIKESLIPFAULT	11	11	nw
SYNCLINE	15	19	w
TENSION	17	17	w
THRUST	4	4	e