Diastrophism is the process of deformation of the Earth's crust which involves folding and faulting. Diastrophism can be considered part of geotectonics. The word is derived from the Greek διαστροϕή diastrophḗ 'distortion, dislocation'.

What is the concept of diastrophism?

diastrophism, also called tectonism, large-scale deformation of Earth's crust by natural processes, which leads to the formation of continents and ocean basins, mountain systems, plateaus, rift valleys, and other features by mechanisms such as lithospheric plate movement (that is, plate tectonics), volcanic loading, or ...

What is a Diatropic response?

diatropism. / (daɪˈætrəˌpɪzəm) / noun. a response of plants or parts of plants to an external stimulus by growing at right angles to the direction of the stimulus.