Characteristics of Isotonic and Hypertonic. 1  Concentration of solute and solution. 2  Examples. 3  Cells response in hypertonic and isotonic solution (See figure 1) 4  Water concentration gradient. 5  Solute concentration gradient. 6  Osmotic shift. 7  Movement of water. 8  Sports drinks.
However in my opinion some of the hardest and strongest rocks in the world are the quartzites found in the Witwatersrand in South Africa, Quartzite is a sandstone which has metamorphosed-that is it has been subject to high pressures and temperatures which have modified its structure.
Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa and fourth highest of the Seven Summits, is considered the tallest freestanding mountain in the world, rising 15,100 feet (4,600 meters) from base to summit.