How are mountains and plateaus alike?

It is similar to a mountain in that it is dramatically higher than what is immediately around it. But mountains usually have a distinct apex or peak that is very small relative to the base and not typically level. Plateaus and mesas have tops only a little smaller than the base, and relatively flat.

Explanation:

answer: ice crystals in air

the water from the water body or another source of water gets evaporated as water vapor as an effect of heat on water. these water vapor rises in the upper layers of the earth atmosphere under high atmospheric pressure. the atmospheric pressure of these water molecules starts to decrease due to the effect of cold air. the invisible water vapor condenses into visible water droplets and ice crystals.these ice crystals and water droplets being less denser than the surrounding air floats on air as clouds.

geologic time scale (for gradpoint) =)