Year6_Week5_Spring22

What is the tallest mountain in the world?

(NOTE: It counts if part of it is underwater)

(From Neo)

• Mount Kilimanjaro

• Mount Everest

• Mauna Kea

• Mount Olympus

What Mountain Range is Everest in?

(from Neo)

• The Alps

• Rocky Mountains

• The Atlas Mountains

• The Himalayas

What type of mountain is Mount Everest?

(Oscar)

• Plateau

• Dome

• Volcanic

• Fold

What two tectonic plates have formed the Himalayas?

(From Neo)

• Arabian and Indian plates

• Indian and Eurasian plates

• African and Eurasian Plates

• Arabian and African Plates

How many millimetres does Mount Everest approximately grow each year?

(from Neo)

• 3 mm

• 4 mm

• 5 mm

• 6 mm

Where can we find a volcanic mountain?

(Two answers are correct)

• Mount Fuji

• Devil's Tower

• Sierra Nevada

• Mount Vesuvius

Geography - What is the correct definition for the word 'plateau'?

• the flat side of a mountain

• an angled side to a mountain

• an area of fairly level high ground

• a long narrow edge between 2 faces of a mountain

Whose picture was taken on the summit of Everest?

(Kenshin)

• Colonel John Hunt

• Edmund Hillary

• Dr. Michael Ward

• Tenzing Norgay

Why do we need a circulatory system?

(Bethany)

• For our bones and kidneys.

• To transfer oxygen, nutrients and water.

• For our pharynx, gallbladder and pancreas.

• For our intestines and our liver.

What is a crony?

(Bethany)

• A type of dog

• A stranger

• A close friend

• An enemy