Mountains
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A mountain is a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area usually in the form of a peak. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill. The adjective montane is used to describe mountainous areas and things associated with them. The study of mountains is called Orography. Exogeology deals with planetary mountains, which in that branch of science are usually called montes (singular—mons). The highest mountain on Earth based from sea level is Mount Everest (8,848 m (29,029 ft)) in the Himalayas of Asia. The highest known mountain in the Solar System is Olympus Mons on the planet Mars at 21,171 m (69,459 ft). Mountains and mountain ranges on Earth are typically formed by the movement and/or interaction of lithospheric plates. From Wikipedia under the
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GNU Free Documentation License Mountains are natural elevations of the earth's surface, distinguished from hills by their greater height, and commonly by their steeper slopes and more sharply defined summits. From Wikiquote under the
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Q. I go to school up in the mountains, it seems whenever I go back home to sea level I am sick for days. I did some research and i have all of the symptoms for whole body decompression sickness (headache, full body sore, congestion, etc.) and I was wondering if anybody knows how I could prevent it? It takes about 4 hours to get back to the beach Asked by brittany - Wed Sep 28 08:43:45 2011 - Health & Safety - 1 Answers - Comments A. Hmmm... Actually, decompression sickness, or the bends, is caused by the opposite movement - from high pressure to lower pressure. See this for information: Your trip from the mountains to the beach is from lower pressure to higher pressure. This cannot cause decompression sickness. Whatever symptoms you are having, they are not from a pressure difference. Answered by Roger K - Wed Sep 28 12:12:28 2011 From Yahoo Answer Search: "mountains" |
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