
Mount Everest Measurement and History
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9th - 10th Grade
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Amelia Wright
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who were the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest?
John Hunt and Sherpa Norgay
Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
George Everest and Sherpa Tenzing
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the current official height of Mount Everest as of the end of 2020?
8,848 meters
8,840 meters
8,849 meters
8,850 meters
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the name of the survey that first measured Mount Everest?
The Himalayan Survey
The British Geological Survey
The Great Trigonometrical Survey
The Everest Expedition
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is it challenging to measure the height of Mount Everest accurately?
Because of variations in sea level and gravity
Due to political restrictions
Due to the lack of advanced technology
Because of its remote location
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What geological process is causing the Himalayas to rise each year?
Erosion
Volcanic activity
Tectonic plate collision
Glacial melting
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What tool did Khim Lal Gautam use to measure Everest's height in 2019?
A theodolite
A barometer
A GPS receiver
A laser rangefinder
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the significance of the 2020 measurement of Mount Everest?
It was the first time Everest was measured by a foreign team
It was the first time Everest's height decreased
It was the first time Everest was measured using a theodolite
It was the first joint measurement by Nepal and China
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