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	5	8	s
COMPRESSION	13	9	w
DEFORMATION	4	19	e
FAULT	14	8	ne
FAULTATANANGLE	14	8	w
FOOTWALL	13	16	ne
HANGINGWALL	15	7	w
NORMALFAULT	8	18	ne
PLATEAU	13	9	se
REVERSEFAULT	6	16	e
SANANDREASFAULT	4	18	e
SHEARING	4	18	n
STRESS	11	16	nw
STRIKESLIPFAULT	11	11	ne
SYNCLINE	11	16	ne
TENSION	18	4	w
THRUST	5	10	e