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Your body is not designed to stay any length of time in the thin air on Mount Everest. Eventually your body will start to shut down, which without proper care and acclimatization you could die.

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How heavy is Mount Everest?

The actual weight of Mount Everest remains accurately incalculable.


At top of mount Everest the force of gravity is less than at sea leveldescribe what would happen to your mass and to your weight if you traveled from sea level to the top of mount Everest explain?

First off your mass is the same, it will no t change no matter where you are. Your weight however depends on the distance between your center of mass and the center of mass of the earth ( and to a very small extent on the bouyant forces of the atmosphere) So at sea level the force of gravity between you and the earth (your weight) is: F=G x m1x m2/D2 where F is essentially your weight, G is the universal gravitational constant, m is your mass and m2 id the mass of the Earth and D is the distance between you and the center of the Earth. At the top of Everest you are 8.84 km further from the center of the Earth (Earth's radius)so: FTop/Fsealevel = D2sealevel/D2 Top = (6378.1km)2/(6378.1km + 8.84km)2 (about 99.7% of your initial weight)


Would a person have least amount of mass at sea level Mount Everest or the Moon?

None of the above. Mass of an object does not change depending on location. The person's weight would be unmeasurably more at sea level on Earth, a little less on Everest, and much less (1/6th) on the Moon. But their mass is the same at all these locations. There is no other answer.


Would your weight change on mt Everest?

mass does not change but weight does because weight is equal to mass times gravity. gravity is weaker at higher elevations. gravity does not change at higher elevations, as long as you remain inside Earth's atmosphere


Where would the person weigh the least sea level moon mount Everest?

moon duh less mass u wouldn't weigh less but u would be lighter on the moon.Another answer:You would weigh less on the moon.Your mass would not change (mass is not determined by gravity) but your weight would be less (weight is determined by gravity).


Which is the largest mountain in the world?

Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world but in terms of the most cubic mass it would be Mauna Loa.


Is mass density and volume different on mount Everest?

Yes, mass density and volume can differ on Mount Everest compared to sea level. As altitude increases, air pressure decreases, which can lead to lower mass density of the atmosphere. However, the volume of a substance, such as water or solid materials, remains constant regardless of elevation. Therefore, while the density of gases changes due to altitude, the volume of solids and liquids stays the same.


What would happen to your mass if you traveled to the moon?

Technically speaking, your mass will be the same, except your weight will be approximately one-sixth of the weight on Earth


Is the mass of Mnt Everest enough to shift the Earth's centre of mass by the Height of Everest Therefore making the gravitational force stronger here then on the opposite side of Earth at sea level?

Actually the height of mount Everest would make the weight a moot point as for every meter you went up the mountain it becomes smaller and also further away from the center of the earth. Since in the formula for the attraction between two masses is controlled mainly by the distance between them which is squared, as you climb up the mountain gravity decreases which is why the air becomes thinner. however that being said the overall mass of that point on the planet is probably larger than on the other side. However the mass of mount Everest is extremely small compared to the additive weight of the entire planet 5x10^24 and even though the distance between the mountain and you is less; it is small compared to the world.Answer:More significant impacts on local gravity can be caused by subsurface considerations such as the composition (density) of the underlying rocks in the mantle.


What would happen to your weight is earths mass remained the same?

If earth's mass were to remain the same, your weight would be constant, i.e. it would not change.


What would happen to my mass and weight if I was on the moon?

The mass would be the same where ever you go in the universe


What would be the effect on the mass and the weight of an object if the object were taken to at planet with twice the gravity of earth?

Nothing would happen to mass, but as weight is technically a force due to gravity, based on mass, the weight would be doubled, but again mass would remain the same.