What is the highest point above sea level on Earth? What is its height? Class 6

What is the highest point above sea level on Earth? What is its height? Class 6

Question 1.

What is the highest point above sea level on Earth? What is its height? Class 6

Solution:

Mount Everest’s peak.

Its height is + 8848 metres

Question 2.

What is the lowest point with respect to sea level on land or on the ocean floor? What is its height? (This height should be negative). Class 6

Solution:

Dead Sea Depression. Its height is about - 430 metres.

Question 3.

Do you know that there are some places in India where temperatures can go below 0°C? Find out the places in India where temperatures sometimes go below 0°C. What is common among these places? Why does it become colder there and not in other places? Class 6

Solution:

These places are Shimla, Nainital, Srinagar, etc. The common thing in these places is that they are situated in hilly areas. Due to melting of snow in the hills, which is not there in other places.