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Does atmospheric pressure increase or decrease under sea level?
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∙ 14y ago
It increases. The lower you go, the more mass there is in the column of air (or water) above you. The earth's gravitational attraction pulls that column downward. In a fluid, the pressure is equal in all directions.
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How does air pressure occur?
Air pressure occurs by gravity. Gravity sucks everything down from the atmosphere, including the air. Becasuse the air is being pulled down fast, it creates pressure from the speed of the pulling.
What is the partial pressure of oxygen on Mt Everest if the atmospheric pressure on Mt Everest is one-third the atmospheric pressure at sea level?
It will be same as it is at sea level.
Correlation between precipitation rate and level of atmospheric pressure?
The correlation between precipitation rate and level of atmospheric pressure is very apparent. As atmospheric pressure decreases, the amount and intensity of precipitation increases.
When climbing a mountain with a barometer will the mercury level decrease or increase?
decrease
What is normal atmosphere measured in?
Atmospheric pressure is measured by a barometer and expressed in millibars. Normal atmospheric pressure at sea level is 1013 millibars.
Does the atmospheric pressure increase or decrease as you move upward away from sea level?
The pressure will decrease, fall, as your altitude increases. No it would not it would increase above sea level
As you walk down a mountainside atmospheric pressure will what?
It will increase. Atmospheric pressure decreases with altitude and increases as you move toward sea level. At sea level, atmospheric pressure = 1.0
Why does atmospheric pressure start to decrease around midnight when with the temperature decrease pressure should increase?
The reason for temperature being lower in high altitude regions (as compared to places at sea-level) is due to the decrease in atmospheric pressure as we go up in altitude. So decrease in atmospheric pressure causes the temperature to decrease, which might be a reason for the decreased pressure at night. --- Diurnal temperature fluctuations vary by location, but follow a twice-daily cycle of general rise and fall, corresponding to the "atmospheric tide" induced by the eastward rotation of the planet.
What happens to the atmospheric pressure as one rises from sea level to the therosphere?
Rising from the sea level to the higher levels will result in decrease of temperature and pressure.
How does the atmospheric pressure at altitudes sea level compare with atmospheric pressure at sea level?
the atmospheric pressure below sea level is highter (novanet)
How does the atmospheric pressure below sea level compare with atmospheric pressure at sea level?
It is greater.
Does atmospheric pressure still exert a force on you when you are under water?
Atmospheric pressure exerts more force on you if you are deeper than 10 meters. At 10m below sea level the atmospheric pressure is double that of on land and it increase with every 10 metres that you descend
On the molecular level what causes gas pressure?
On the molecular level pressure is caused by individual gas molecules interacting with the surfaces of a container. Pressure is defined as force per unit area, so in the most basic level pressure can increase with an increase in force applied to the container or a decrease in area the molecules are interacting with. The decrease in area can be from a smaller container, or an increase in force can be from an increase in the velocity of the molecules. This increase in velocity is usually due to an increase in energy (typically heat).
How does air pressure occur?
Air pressure occurs by gravity. Gravity sucks everything down from the atmosphere, including the air. Becasuse the air is being pulled down fast, it creates pressure from the speed of the pulling.
Why Water would boil faster in mountains?
At lower pressure boiling points decrease. At high elevations, such as in mountains the atmospheric pressure is lower than at seas level.
Is atmospheric pressure higher on a mountain or sea level?
The answer is sea level. Because atmospheric pressure decreases when altitude increases
What is the partial pressure of oxygen on Mt Everest if the atmospheric pressure on Mt Everest is one-third the atmospheric pressure at sea level?
It will be same as it is at sea level.
