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	9	8	sw
COMPRESSION	13	9	e
DEFORMATION	11	3	w
FAULT	14	8	ne
FAULTATANANGLE	14	8	w
FOOTWALL	20	15	w
HANGINGWALL	15	7	w
NORMALFAULT	20	9	s
PLATEAU	7	4	e
REVERSEFAULT	6	16	e
SANANDREASFAULT	4	18	e
SHEARING	10	12	e
STRESS	6	12	sw
STRIKESLIPFAULT	11	11	ne
SYNCLINE	11	16	nw
TENSION	5	17	e
THRUST	10	8	sw