orogeny

Orogenic or the mountain-forming movements

  Orogenic or the mountain-forming movements act tangentially to the earth surface, as in Plate tectonics. Tensions produces fissures (since this type of force acts away from a point in two directions) and compression produces folds (because this type of force acts towards a point from two or more directions). In the Landforms so produced, … Read more

Endogenic Processes

Endogenic Processes Endogenic processes are processes that occur within the Earth’s crust. They are responsible for the formation of mountains, VolcanoesVolcanoes, and earthquakes. The following are some of the subtopics of endogenic processes: Convection currents Subduction Orogeny Volcanism: Earthquakes Plate tectonics: The theory that the Earth’s surface is made up of a number of plates … Read more

Faulting – Fault Mountains

Here is a list of subtopics under Faulting – Fault Mountains: Active fault Aftershock Blind fault Branch fault Caldera Chaotic faulting Detachment fault Dike Dip-slip fault Drag fold Fault-block mountain Fault scarp Fjord Graben Hanging wall Horst Intraplate fault Normal fault Oblique-slip fault Reverse fault Rift valley Strike-slip fault Subduction zone Thrust fault Transform fault … Read more