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Elastic properties of rocks limit the maximum height of a mountain on Earth to about:
AAbout 10 km
BAbout 1 km
CAbout 100 km
DAbout 500 km
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. About 10 km
1. The rock at the base must not flow under shear.
2. That fixes a maximum height.
3. It comes out at about 10 km, above Everest.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Physics Part II, Chapter 9, Mechanical Properties of Solids._
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