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	15	nw
COMPRESSION	9	9	sw
DEFORMATION	18	13	nw
FAULT	8	8	nw
FAULTATANANGLE	6	2	e
FOOTWALL	8	8	w
HANGINGWALL	18	17	nw
NORMALFAULT	14	2	sw
PLATEAU	8	1	w
REVERSEFAULT	16	16	w
SANANDREASFAULT	18	18	n
SHEARING	18	18	w
STRESS	12	12	ne
STRIKESLIPFAULT	11	11	nw
SYNCLINE	11	16	nw
TENSION	17	17	w
THRUST	18	4	w