orogenetic
Building up peaks
Orogenetic describes geological processes that build mountains.
The term applies to the tectonic forces—folding, faulting, volcanic activity—that create mountain ranges over millions of years: orogenetic activity along the Pacific Rim, the orogenetic forces that shaped the Himalayas.
The noun is orogeny.
Bending something over itself
- faultingAttributing blame to another
- deformationChange in shape
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- subductionPlate descending beneath another
accretion · uplift · compression · collision · nappe · anticline · syncline · thrusting
Heat-pressure mineral alteration
- isostasyGravitational balance of landmasses
- exhumationRecovering buried remains
- terraneFault-bounded crustal fragment
- sutureMedical wound closure
Crust plus upper mantle
- asthenosphereDuctile upper mantle layer
- crustHard outer layer
- mantleCovering or wrap
- subductionPlate descending beneath another
convergence · seismicity · volcanism · geodynamics · craton · foreland · hinterland · trench
Flat highland area
- reliefEasing of distress
- topographyPhysical feature mapping
- elevationHeight above reference point
- cordilleraLinked mountain ranges
folding
Bending something over itself
- faultingAttributing blame to another
- deformationChange in shape
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
subduction · accretion · uplift · compression · collision · nappe · anticline · syncline · thrusting · shortening
metamorphism
Heat-pressure mineral alteration
- isostasyGravitational balance of landmasses
- exhumationRecovering buried remains
- terraneFault-bounded crustal fragment
suture · denudation · petrology · mineralogy
lithosphere
Crust plus upper mantle
- asthenosphereDuctile upper mantle layer
- crustHard outer layer
- mantleCovering or wrap
subduction · convergence · seismicity · volcanism · geodynamics · craton · foreland · hinterland · trench
plateau
Flat highland area
- reliefEasing of distress
- topographyPhysical feature mapping
- elevationHeight above reference point
cordillera · range · massif · peaks · escarpment · highlands · ridges
orogeneticerosional
Caused by gradual wearing
weathering · erosive · destructive · leveling