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.
melt; igneous
layer; sedimentary
recrystallize; metamorphic
melt into the Earth's interior; metamorphic