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Is air pressure the weight of the atmosphere pressing down on earth?
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Is the weight of the air pressing down on the Earth?
Air pressure
Why is air pressure greatest at the Earth's surface?
Because as you get closer to the surface of the earth, the more air that is on top of you. At the top of the atmosphere, there is no air, and everything is a vacuum, where you have no weight. When you get close to the earth, the weight of the air builds until it when you're at the very lowest point of the earths surface, all the air in the atmosphere above you is pressing down.
Air pressure is the weight of air pressing down on the earth it is measured by a barometer what kind of weather does high pressure usually bring?
humidity
Define atmospheric pressure?
Air pressure is the pressure exerted from the atmosphere
Why does the pressure drop as you travel upward from earth's surface?
Air pressure is caused by the weight of the atmosphere above an object. When one goes higher, there is less air above and so the pressure drops.
The weight of the earth's atmosphere pressing in all directions?
Air preasure
Is the weight of the air pressing down on earth?
Air pressure
What is the force the Sun exerts on the Earth?
The air pressure on Earth is caused by the weight of the atmosphere pressing down. This pressure is also known as "atmospheric pressure". Normal atmospheric pressure at the surface of the Earth is 101 kPa, 760 mm Hg, or 14.7 psig
Is the weight of the air pressing down on the Earth?
Air pressure
Why does air pressure becomes lower as water molecules are added to the air?
Air pressure is the weight of the air at a specific location. On the surface of the earth, we have the entire weight of the atmosphere pressing on us in the form of air molecules like O2, N2, and CO2. As we go higher and higher into the atmosphere, there are fewer molecules and so there is less weight pressing against us.
Why is air pressure greatest at the Earth's surface?
Because as you get closer to the surface of the earth, the more air that is on top of you. At the top of the atmosphere, there is no air, and everything is a vacuum, where you have no weight. When you get close to the earth, the weight of the air builds until it when you're at the very lowest point of the earths surface, all the air in the atmosphere above you is pressing down.
what does air pressure?
Air pressure is all around you. Atmospheric pressure is the weight of earth's atmosphere. Nowbody can prevent this.
What does air pressure prevent?
Air pressure is all around you. Atmospheric pressure is the weight of earth's atmosphere. Nowbody can prevent this.
What is the pressure the atmosphere exerts against the surface of the earth?
'Standard' atmospheric pressure is 14 pounds per square inch - or.. one 'bar'.
Air pressure is the weight of air pressing down on the earth it is measured by a barometer what kind of weather does high pressure usually bring?
humidity
When was air pressure introduced?
It was never introduced, because it was always there. Air pressure is all around you. Atmospheric pressure is the weight of earth's atmosphere.
Why would the pressure decrease from the core to the crust of Earth?
There is less weight pressing down from above as the distance toward the surface decreases.
