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The higher you go, the lesser the air pressure becomes. This can be logically understood. Atmospheric air pressure is caused by the weight of the air above it. At greater heights, the amount of air above you is less, so there is less weight pressing on the air you are in. This is the reason why the atmospheric pressure is higher at the sea-levels and lower at mountains and places of high altitudes.
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∙ 12y agoAir pressure does not effect altitude, unless of course you are talking about the air pressure in a potato gun effecting the altitude the potato will reach.
Altitude however does effect air pressure. The static air pressure at sea level is really the weight of all the air above you. At higher altitudes there is simply less air pressing on you.
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∙ 11y agoatmospheric pressure- and also temperature, decline with altitude. this is the principle behind all aneroid-based altimiters. The instrument, thus has to be compensated before flight by aligning with the current ground-level barometric pressure-all airports have weather stations and this information is passed to pilots by the control towers, hence Barometric pressure is Bracket Twenty nine-8. so the airmen would calibrate the barometer ( on the three o"clock position is a Kollsman window-to 29.8 which is the ground level barometric pressure- the Height indications would then read correct.The altimeter is a refined form of Aneroid barometer.
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∙ 12y agoAir pressure decreases as elevation increases
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∙ 13y agoThey are related because as air pressure increases altitude decreases or altitude increases air pressure decreases
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∙ 12y agoAs you go higher in altitude, pressure drops and vice versa.
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∙ 9y agoPressure and elevation on Earth are inversely proportional. That is, if elevation goes up, then pressure goes down.
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When altitude increases what does air pressure usually do?
Decreases
As altitude increases air pressure .?
it decreases
Where would the air pressure be the greatest around a mountain?
Air pressure decrease with altitude thus the air pressure is the greatest at the mountain base.
Does air pressure increase with the altitude?
No, air pressure decreases with altitude. As you go farther towards earth's surface, the weight of the atmosphere presses down with increasing force.
What happens to air pressure as you go up a mountain?
The air pressure slowly decreases as you rise in altitude.
How air density related to air pressure?
As air pressure pressure decreases with altitude, so does the densite of air.
How is density related to air pressure?
As air pressure pressure decreases with altitude, so does the densite of air.
How does altitude affect density and air pressure?
Altitude has a large affect on the air pressure and air density. Air density reduces with altitude and air pressure reduces with altitude as well.
What effect on air pressure with altitude explain briefly?
As altitude increases, air pressure decreases. As altitude decreases, air pressure increases.
How does altitude in the atmosphere affect air pressure?
The greater the altitude, the lower the air pressure.
How does air pressure change as altitude change?
Increased altitude means decreased air pressure.
As altitude increases how does air pressure change?
Increased altitude means decreased air pressure.
How does altitude affect density and pressure?
Air pressure decreases as altitude increases. As air pressure decreases, so does density.
What happen to the air pressure in a higher altitude?
The air pressure is lower the higher the altitude. That is basically how an altimeter works.
What general statement can be made about the relationship between air pressure and altitude?
Air pressure decreases as altitude increases.
Can air pressure falls drastically at high altitude?
Air pressure falls of as one gains altitude. At high altitude the air pressure is very low but it does not "falls drastically", which implies a sudden change.
What happens to air pressure's rate of change as altitude increases?
The rate of change of air pressure as a function of increasing altitude decreases with increasing altitude.
