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No. Air pressure decreases as you move up in the atmosphere.

This is because air has mass and weight like everything else, and as you rise up in the atmosphere there is less air above you.

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As air sinks does it lower in pressure?

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When altitude increases does air density?

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What increases in a rising air parcel?

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What happens to air pressure when the barometer is rising?

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