Mountains: Surviving on Mount Everest

Which is the highest mountain in the world?

• Mount Everest

• Mount Kilimanjaro

• Cerro Aconcagua

How high is the Mount Everest summit?

• 29,035 feet

• 30,000 meters

• 5,000,000 inches

Choose all the characteristics that mountains have.

• tall landform

• they rise above the are around them

• taller than hills

• can be found beneath the sea

• they are all green

To which mountains is Mount Everest a part of?

• of the Himalayas Mountains.

• of the Andes Mountains

• of the Rocky Mountains

What does Himalaya mean?

• Home of snow

• Home of the yeti

• Home of the cold

How extreme can mountains conditions get?

• less oxygen as the altitude increases

• breathing becomes nearly impossible

• thin air can cause headaches and dizziness

• blowing snow makes it hard to see

• hot temperatures can make you faint

Which factors stopped people from climbing to the summit of Mount Everest?

• avalanches

• storms

• sickness

• exhaustion

• hot weather

What happened to Temba when he was trying to climb Mount Everest?

• His oxygen supply ran out.

• He fell down the mountain.

• His partner died and had to go down before reaching the summit.

What do climbers do at each camp?

• They rest and get their bodies used to higher altitudes.

• They rest and eat as much as possible to have the energy to go to the next camp.

• They watch videos of what they have to do next.

How do climbers cross deep cracks in the ice?

• They use aluminum ladders.

• They use wood boards.

• They use a tightrope.