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Imagine this scenario: a pyramid of cheerleaders. The ones at the bottom feel more pressure, because there's more people on top. The ones on top feel less pressure because there's less stuff on top of them. Now think about your question, if you're @ the bottom, there's more stuff on top of you.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoGravity pulls the air toward the ground and it gets compressed in layers of different densities due to the finite air compressibility. The density decreases with height, but an accurate law would have to incorporate temperature and earth's rotation (whose effects strongly depend upon latitude), for example.
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∙ 16y agoIt is not, the pressure varies with height form 0 bar in space to 1 bar at sea level. This is because the pressure at any given height is caused by the weight of air above you.
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∙ 12y agoPressure is highest at the surface of the earth due to the mass of air above it. When at the surface, you are under the "pile" of air above you.
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Atmospheric pressure is the pressure exerted by the atmosphere against the of the earth?
surface.
The atmospheric pressure near the earths surface does what?
It decreases as you move away from the earth surface
On Venus the surface atmospheric pressure is about 90 earth atmospheres what is the Venusian atmospheric pressure in Kilopascals?
About 9.3 Megapascals
Why is atmospheric pressure greatest at the surface of earth?
Atmospheric pressure is greatest at the surface of the Earth because there is more air above pushing down. As you move higher in the atmosphere, there is less air above, resulting in lower atmospheric pressure. Gravity also plays a role in compressing the air molecules closer to the Earth's surface, increasing the pressure.
Does Mars have extreme pressure?
The atmospheric pressure of Mars is 6 millibars as opposed to the 1,013 millibars of atmospheric pressure on Earth. Thus, its atmospheric pressure in relationship to Earth is extremely low.
Atmospheric pressure is the pressure exerted by the atmosphere against the of the earth?
surface.
What is ten bar?
Bar is a unit used to measure pressure, one bar is the normal atmospheric pressure of the on the surface of the earth, and ten bar is when the pressure is ten times the normal atmospheric pressure on the surface of the earth.
Where on earth would you expect atmospheric pressure to be highest?
at the surface
How does atmospheric pressure change as you move away from the surface of earth?
Air pressure decreases as you move away from Earth's surface.
The atmospheric pressure near the earths surface does what?
It decreases as you move away from the earth surface
Dose air in the atmosphere exert pressure on earths surface?
Yes. Atmospheric pressure is the pressure caused by air when it exerts pressure on the surface of earth.
How does atmospheric pressure affect you. How does atmospheric pressure change as you increase your distance above earth's surface?
I dont do science i am a more pe type
What is the atmospheric pressure of Mars?
The atmospheric pressure of Mars is 600 pascal or (0.087 psi) You're Welcome :D
What is the atmospheric pressure on a pie chart?
The same as the atmospheric pressure on anything else on the surface of the earth.
On Venus the surface atmospheric pressure is about 90 earth atmospheres what is the Venusian atmospheric pressure in Kilopascals?
About 9.3 Megapascals
Why is atmospheric pressure greatest at the surface of earth?
Atmospheric pressure is greatest at the surface of the Earth because there is more air above pushing down. As you move higher in the atmosphere, there is less air above, resulting in lower atmospheric pressure. Gravity also plays a role in compressing the air molecules closer to the Earth's surface, increasing the pressure.
Where is the atmospheric pressure the greatest?
Near the earth's surface.
