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	9	ne
COMPRESSION	9	13	s
DEFORMATION	18	19	w
FAULT	8	14	sw
FAULTATANANGLE	8	14	n
FOOTWALL	15	20	n
HANGINGWALL	7	15	n
NORMALFAULT	9	20	e
PLATEAU	1	5	s
REVERSEFAULT	16	6	s
SANANDREASFAULT	18	4	s
SHEARING	12	10	s
STRESS	4	14	n
STRIKESLIPFAULT	11	11	sw
SYNCLINE	16	11	nw
TENSION	17	5	s
THRUST	4	18	n