Question

Differentiate
between orogenic and epeirogenic movement

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

In contrast to epeirogenic movement, the orogenic movement is a more complicated deformation of the Earth's crust, associated with crustal thickening (due to the convergence of tectonic plates).

Answer 2

Answer:

Epeirogenic movement : Epeirogenic movement is strictly vertical movement of continent and it acts along the radius of the earth.So it is alsI known as radial movements of the earth.

Orogenic movement : is horizontal movements of plates or it is also known as the mountain forming movements act tangentially to the earth surface,as in plate tectonics.