Energy from the sun causes water to evaporate from the land and from bodies of water. As this water vapor moves high into the air, the surrounding air cools it, causing it to condense and form . * a. runoff
b. evaporation
c. clouds
d. groundwater

Rocks, as they are compressed, begin forming mountains above the earth's surface when two continental plates converge. the continental crust increases in depth as the mountains grow above. the himalayan mountains formed at a convergent plate boundary in this manner. the rocks are smashed together causing them to due to the intense heat and pressure from the colliding plates and eventually forming rock. a) melt; igneous b) layer; sedimentary c) recrystallize; metamorphic d) melt into the earth's interior; metamorphic