Definition of atom for Students. 1  1 : the smallest particle of an element that can exist alone or in combination carbon atoms. 2  2 : a tiny particle : bit âI don't believe there's an atom of meaning in it.â â Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
How Did Mount Everest Get Its Name? The highest mountain in the World, Mount Everest in Nepal was named after and in honour of Sir George Everest who was a British Surveyor General. In 1852 he found it to be the highest peak in the World during the Great Survey of India. It was originally called Mont Everest.
Origin of name: Uncertain. The islands may have been named by Hawaii Loa, their traditional discoverer. Or they may have been named after Hawaii or Hawaiki, the traditional home of the Polynesians.awaii's highest peak is Mauna Kea (13,796 ft). Mauna Loa (13,679 ft) is the largest volcanic mountain in the world by volume.