Everest

Which of the following processes best describes how Mount Everest formed? LOOK AT THE PICTURE.

• Down and Up

• Inward

• Up

• Forward

Why do climbers of Mount Everest need to bring along oxygen?

• because the air at the summit is very thin

• because many climbers become too scared of the height to breath normally.

• In order to prevent avalanches

• Because the air at the summit is rich in carbon dioxide an other harmful compounds

From the information presented in the movie, what can you conclude about the Sherpa?

• They are among the world's greatest mountain climbers

• They were taught to climb mountains by Europeans

• They gave Mount Everest its name

• They climbed Everest centuries before Europeans did

Why does Mount Everest continue to grow taller? Choose the best answer.

• More and more snow builds up on it every year

• the tectonic plates beneath it are still moving

• the vegetation that grows on it is continually growing

• eroded rock from other mountains build up on top of it

True or False: Scott Fischer makes many unexpected extra trips up and down Everest between camps.

• True

• False

      The goal that Krakauer was trying to achieve was?

• Climbing down Mount Everest

• Climbing up Mount Everest

•   Dying on Mount Everest

• Living on Mount Everest

Climbing groups on Everest must pay a $4000 bond, which they can get back upon their return if they…

• Bring everyone back alive

• Never have to call for medical evac and rescue

• Bring a certain amount of trash off the mountain

• Manage to make the summit within a 45-day period

Who were the first known climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest?

• Fischer and Tenzing

• Tenzing and Waugh

• Hillary and Tenzing

• Hillary and Hall

What country was responsible for the first eight attempts to climb the summit of Mt. Everest?

• Nepal

• China

• Tibet

• Great Britain

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