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No, air pressure decreases with increasing elevation. This is because air pressure is due to the weight of the column of air above where you are. The higher you go, the less air there is above you, so the less the weight of that column of air and the lower the air pressure.
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Why does density of air decrease with increase in height?
The density of air decreases with increasing altitude because air at high altitudes is under less pressure.
Does temperature affect air pressure?
In the atmosphere increasing the temperature the pressure decrease.
Why does air pressure increase at lower altitudes?
The air molecules have mass. When a lot of molecues are piled up,one on top the other, the pressure increases because of that.So air pressure increases at lower altitudes.
Why the density decrees at higher altitudes?
the density decreases because their is more air pressure in lower altitudes and as you go up their is less air pressure making it hard to breath
How can air pressure be changed?
Using the equation P1V1/T1 = P2V2/T2 we find there are two variables we might influence in order to change the pressure of a gas. (P=pressure, V=volume, T=temperature in degrees Kelvin) By increasing or decreasing the temperature of the bottle, you can increase or decrease the pressure within. If the bottle is made of a flexible material, like plastic, you can apply pressure to the bottle. By either squeezing the bottle or increasing atmospheric pressure outside, you deform the bottle and decrease it's volume. Since the quantity of gas inside the bottle is constant, the decrease in volume increases the pressure. Likewise to decrease the pressure in a sealed flexible bottle, you can decrease air pressure outside.
Why does density of air decrease with increase in height?
The density of air decreases with increasing altitude because air at high altitudes is under less pressure.
Is pressure increases or decreases as you go altitudes?
Pressure has to decrease as the amount of air above our head get decreased.
Does temperature affect air pressure?
In the atmosphere increasing the temperature the pressure decrease.
Why density of air decreases with increase in height?
The density of air decreases with increasing altitude because air at high altitudes is under less pressure.
What does air pressure do as altitudes?
Air pressure increases as altitude decreases.
Which altitudes would have the lowest air pressure and why?
The highest altitudes have the lowest air pressure. Air pressure increases as altitude decreases. Above sea level is lower pressure; below sea level is higher pressure.
Is air pressure greater at high altitudes or low altitudes?
It is greater at a lower altitude.
Why does air pressure increase at lower altitudes?
The air molecules have mass. When a lot of molecues are piled up,one on top the other, the pressure increases because of that.So air pressure increases at lower altitudes.
Is air pressure the same at high altitudes?
No, it is not. The pressure decreases as the altitude increases.
Why the density decrees at higher altitudes?
the density decreases because their is more air pressure in lower altitudes and as you go up their is less air pressure making it hard to breath
Increasing the size of the thoracic cavity causes?
inhalation/inhale it also causes a decrease pressure in thoraces cavity and pleural cavity
When the air pressure in the lungs is greater than the air pressure outside the body you?
at higher altitudes the pressure of air is greater in our lungs as compare to the air pressure outside the body
