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	5	s
COMPRESSION	13	9	nw
DEFORMATION	2	16	n
FAULT	14	8	ne
FAULTATANANGLE	19	4	sw
FOOTWALL	14	8	nw
HANGINGWALL	20	5	s
NORMALFAULT	9	14	e
PLATEAU	19	3	w
REVERSEFAULT	6	16	n
SANANDREASFAULT	4	18	n
SHEARING	4	18	e
STRESS	19	18	w
STRIKESLIPFAULT	11	11	ne
SYNCLINE	6	11	ne
TENSION	5	17	n
THRUST	19	14	s