Question

Your best friend is majoring in geography and he is a passionate rock climber. He keeps telling you about Mount Everest and how he would like to climb up on top of it. You have read chapters 13 and 14 about heat and temperature in your text book so you think that you should investigate closer the conditions on Mount Everest and share you findings with your friend. Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on land in our world and is part of the Himalayan Alps, its height is 8,848 m (29,029 ft) above the sea level. You have done some research; here are some facts about the conditions atop of this mountain: • In January, the coldest month, the summit temperature averages about -36° C and can drop as low as -60° C. In July, the warmest month, the average summit temperature is -19° C. At no time of the year does the temperature on the summit rise above freezing. • The atmospheric pressure is 3.30 x 104 N/m2

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