Distinguish between lateral and vertical earth movements

 Lateral earth movements are diastrophic/large scale differential movements that operate horizontally within the earth crust

• They are caused by internal forces e. tensional forces (divergent forces) and compressional forces (convergent forces), with resulting strains and stresses in the rocks.
• They lead to folding and faulting of the coast

While

Vertical earth movements are diastrophic movements that operate vertically exerting a pushing force onto the crust either upward or downward along a radius from the centre of the earth to the surface.