Mount Everest

About how many miles high is Mt. Everest?

• 3
• 5
• 7

Avalanche:

• A mass of water pouring down a mountainside
• A mass of people falling down while climbing
• A mass of snow, ice or rock going up a mountainside
• A mass of snow, ice or rock pouring down a mountainside

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Base camp:

• A camp base
• A central setup with games and WiFi
• A central setup of tents where you can find goods
• A central setup for explorers to party

Sherpa means:

• A clan of people originally from Mexico
• The leader on a mountaineering expedition
• A clan of people originally from Tibet
• A member of a religion

A summit is the highest point of the mountain

• True
• False

Altitude means:

• Weight above sea level
• Height above sea level
• Height below sea level
• I don't know

What year did Sir Edmund Hillary, Tenzing Norgay, and their crew reach the summit of Mt. Everest?

• 1945
• 1953
• 1999
• 2001

What mountain range is Mt. Everest in?

• Himalayas
• Rocky Mountains
• Alps
• Karakoram

Where is Mount Everest?

• Between Nepal and Tibet
• Pennsylvania
• Las Vegas, Nevada
• France

What can you conclude from the fact that three of Everest's faces are covered by glaciers?

• There is a lot of vegetation growing on Mount Everest

• Mount Everest receives a lot of precipitation

• The temperature on Mount Everest is usually below freezing

• Global climate change is gradually destroying Mount Everest