Question

.Mt Everest is at the height of 8850 m, its base is at an elevation of 5400 m. The temperature here drops at the rate of 1 degree per 100 m. If temperature at the base is -5, what will be the temperature at the top? height of mount Everest=8850 m elevation of base=5400 m temperature drop=1°per 100 m temperature at the base= -5 temperature at the top= please help also give explanation

Answer 1

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On May 11th, Nepali climber Apa Sherpa (a resident of Salt Lake City, Utah) made his 21st successful ascent of Mt. Everest, breaking his own record for the most such by any mountaineer. There is a small window of time used by most climbers for the ascent of the world’s tallest mountain (for now with an official elevation of 29,028’/8848 meters—but measured at 29,035’/8850 meters by the National Geographic Society in 1999). That window of opportunity is the month of May when the jet stream normally shifts to the north of the Himalayan Range and relaxes its icy blast on the summit. In fact, all but three of Apa’s successful climbs of the mountain were accomplished during May.

Mr. Apa Sherpa has reached the summit of Mt. Everest every single year since 1990 except for 1996, 1997, and 2001, a total of twenty-one times. This must be one of the most amazing human feats ever achieved.

Mt. Everest, the tallest mountain in the world at an official 29,028’/8848 meters (it is rising about 2mm each year and the National Geographic Society claims the actual height was 29,035’/8850m as of 1999). The retreating Khumba Glacier, in the foreground, has been a focus of concern so far as the climate change debate is concerned. Photo from Agence France Presse.

Mount Everest literally scrapes the top of the troposphere and for those who wish to climb to such heights the weather, of course, is the single most important factor regardless of the equipment or physical condition of an expedition. Every May hundreds of climbers line up to attempt such an ascent during the special ‘window of opportunity’ that the weather provides at this time.

Answer 2

☆ Answer ☆

$\sf \green{ -39.5°C}$

☆ Solution ☆

$\rightarrow$ Height of My. Everest from its base = 8850-5400

3450 m

$\rightarrow$ Drop in temperature = 3450/ 100 = 34.5

$\rightarrow$ Temperature at the top = -5°C - (34.5) °C

= -39.5°C

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