Mount Everest

Adventurers wait for months to scale the mountain's (a)   peak.

Which word has similar meaning to "summit"?

• Base

• Top

• Slope

Which word is similar in meaning to "altitude"? (This question has more than 1 correct answer.)

• Elevation

• Depth

• Height

For many, the (a)   is Everest's status as the highest mountain on Earth.

To understand how Everest was born, we have to peer deep into our planet's (a)  

Huge (a)   plates move very quickly.

When two plates (a)   , one pushes into or underneath the other.

"Uplift" is closest in meaning to

• breakdown

• collapse

• raise

The crust (a)   , creating huge uplift.

"Collision" is similar in meaning to

• avoidance

• touch

• bump