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Why do scientists continue to measure the height of Mount Everest from time to time?
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Newer and better methods of measuring the height are invented.
Erosion can cause the height of mountains to decrease.
Changes within the Earth can cause mountains to grow.
All of these
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How did people measure the height of Mt Everest?
Trigonometric ratios.
How did george Everest measure the height of Everest?
Today they use satalites to measure the height of Mount Everest. When the mountain was first measured by Andrew Waugh, the British Surveyor General of India in 1847 they used a very large Theodolites weighing up tp 1100lbs and needing 12 men to carry them.
What are the three methods used to measure the height of Mt. Everest?
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What are two things scientists used box kites to help measure?
Temperature & Height
How was the height of Everest found out?
The first recorded height for Mount Everest was 29.002ft 8.839m in 1852.
Which monument is more height than Everest?
There is no monument that is higher than Mount Everest. Mount Everest stands at a height of 29,028feet or 8,848metres.
What are 5 things you can measure in meters?
Length of my room Width of my road Length of a swimming pool Height of Mt Everest (not that I would measure it!) Depth of the local lake.
How was the height of mount Everest found out?
The first recorded height for Mount Everest was 29.002ft 8.839m in 1852.
How do you calculate height of mount Everest?
Today the height of Mount Everest is calculated using GPS and Satellite.
What is the officially height of mount Everest?
The official height of Mount Everest is 29,028 ft or 8,848 m
What is the height of mt Everest in meter?
Mount Everest is 8,848m high
What problems could arise if scientists used diffrent units to measure height?
It would no longer be possible to understand or compare results obtained by different scientists.
