Facts about Mt Everest

Is Mt. Everest growing taller or shorter and explain.

• shorter - because of avalanches

• shorter - because of Global Warming

• taller because so many people are climbing the mountain

• taller because of the shifting of Earth's tectonic plates

Check all the boxes that are correct facts about Mt. Everest.

• It is the tallest spot in the world.

• Bodies are left on the mountain as climbing markers

• Everest lies in the Swiss Alp Mountain range

• Everest straddles the border between Nepal and the Tibetan region of China

The Tibetan name for the world's highest mountain is known as Mother Goddess of the ___________________

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The mountain was named after a former Surveyor General of India. His name was_____

• Sir Edmond Hillary

• George Everest

• Rob Hall

• Sir Mallory

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What is the second highest mountain on Earth?

• K2 in Nepal

• Denali in Alaska

• Atlas Mountains of Africa

• Mt Kenya in Africa