SU-EARTHSYS11 APR292026

orogeny

crust is folded and deformed by lateral compression to form a mountain range

deformation

types of deformation—

  • displacement: stuff slip
  • rotation
  • distortion: metaphoric stresses

topography

features we see at the surface, in the verticle sense

relief

difference between highest and lowest points in an areao

mountain forming and plate boundaries

convergent bounaries

Subduction mountain building: volcanic arc behind

collisional orogones

continenant to continent convergence