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Mountain Everest

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the tallest mountain on Earth?

a)

Mount Kilimanjaro

b)

Mount Fuji

c)

Mount Everest

d)

Mount Olympus

2.

How tall did Mt. Everest measure on December 8th, 2020?

a)

800 metres

b)

Over 80 000 metres

c)

8846 feet

d)

8848 metres

3.

What do scientists use as a base level for measuring mountains?

a)

sea level

b)

mountain base

c)

the ground

d)

metres

4.

It took the scientists how many trips to get the measurement for Mt. Everest?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

5.

What makes mountains change height?

a)

earthquakes

b)

tectonic plates

c)

the moon's gravity

d)

earthquakes and tectonic plates

6.

True or false? Mountains can shrink.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What are tectonic plates?

a)

fancy dinnerware

b)

the surface of the sun

c)

the outer layer of earth

d)

broken plates

8.

What are some problems the surveyors encountered?

a)

frost bite

b)

limited oxygen

c)

carrying many tools to the top

d)

all of these

9.

How do scientists measure a mountain's peak?

a)

using the study of triangles

b)

using satellites

c)

A measuring stick

d)

all of these

e)

answers 1 and 2

10.

Which countries worked together to complete the project?

a)

Canada

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

Nepal

e)

China and Nepal