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	w
COMPRESSION	9	9	e
DEFORMATION	4	2	e
FAULT	8	8	nw
FAULTATANANGLE	17	20	w
FOOTWALL	8	8	sw
HANGINGWALL	7	7	e
NORMALFAULT	20	14	n
PLATEAU	15	6	w
REVERSEFAULT	16	16	w
SANANDREASFAULT	18	18	n
SHEARING	18	18	w
STRESS	12	12	e
STRIKESLIPFAULT	11	11	nw
SYNCLINE	12	12	w
TENSION	17	17	w
THRUST	4	4	s