Mount Everest
Why are there so many dead bodies on Mount Everest?
Standard protocol is to just leave the dead for eternity on the mountain.
What is the furthest layer of the Atmosphere from the Earth?
The Exosphere.
When a thunderstorm comes, you count seconds in between thunder to know...?
How far away the storm is.
21% of the Atmosphere is this element.
Oxygen.
What are meteors made of?
Bits of rocks and ice ejected from comets.
How many people have reached the summit of Mount Everest alive?
11,346 as of July of 2022.
What layer of the Atmosphere do we live in?
Troposphere.
What is the lowest temperature ever recorded?
-89 degrees Celsius/-128.56 degrees Fahrenheit.
What percentage of the Atmosphere is nitrogen?
78%
What is the difference between a meteor, meteorite, and a meteoroid?
A meteoroid is when it's in space, a meteor is when it's in the Atmosphere, and a meteorite is when it's at the Earth.
How tall is Mount Everest?
29,032 feet tall.
What layer is directly above the Stratosphere?
The Mesosphere.
What animal helps you tell the temperature by the sound it makes?
A cricket.
Why do meteor showers happen?
When Earth passes through the trail of debris left by a comet or an asteroid a meteor shower occurs.
What is the usual climbing season to climb Mount Everest?
Between April and May.
What is the highest temperature the Thermosphere has reached?
4,500 degrees Farenheit.
How much of the Atmosphere is Carbon Dioxide?
0.4 percent.
Why do meteor showers happen?
When Earth passes through the trail of debris left by a comet or an asteroid a meteor shower occurs.
Who has climbed Mount Everest the most and how many times did they do it?
Kami Rita Sherpa climbed Mount Everest 26 times as of May 2022.
How far apart is the Earth and the Exosphere?
6,200 miles above the Earth.
How many thunderstorms are happening at all times?
Around 2,000.
Which layer of the Atmosphere is 90% of Earth's air found?
The Troposphere.
How old is the oldest meteor known to man?
4.6 billion years old.