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When air is squeezed into a smaller space it is pressurized like in a tire. Typically measured in psi or pounds per square inch above normal atmospheric.
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What has the same meaning as air pessure?
Atmospheric Pressure means the same. It is a synonym for air pressure.
Which air has greater air pressure?
Cooler air has greater air pressure since the air molecules are denser, meaning they are close together. Warmer air has lower air pressure for the opposite reason.
What is the same meaning as air pressure?
the force exerted onto a surface by the weight of the air
Why is air pressure higher at the foot of a hill than the top of the hill?
Because it is colder meaning the air is thinner which then results in it compacting together so the pressure is higher !
What is the meaning for the weathering tonight will be dominated by air movement that is causedby air moving from areas of high to low pressure?
Wind
Why is the air at the top of a mountain hard to breathe?
The air pressure decreases, meaning that the partial pressure of oxygen is also lower. By 16,000 feet (5000 m), there is only about one-half the pressure as at sea level.
What is the weather term of how heavy the air is?
Air Pressure
When air pressuer increases what does the mercury in the barometer do?
Air is "pushed" into the open end of a barometer when the pressure is higher, meaning the mercury closer to the closed end of the barometer - where the pressure is measured - will rise.
What do you call a scientist who studies clouds the wind and air pressure?
A person who studies air is called an aerologist, aer meaning air
How is earths air pressure different from seas air pressure?
It is different in that the seas don't have air pressure. No air; no air pressure.
How does air pressure affect air movement?
Air pressure affects air movement because air moves from high pressure to low pressure. The air pressure pushes or will press the air around.
When the air get warmer the air pressure drops?
If you mean why does the air get warmer as the air pressure drops then that is an easily answered question. first we must look at what air pressure is, air pressure is the weight of air pushing down on the earth and when it goes down, the air must therefore be exerting less pressure on the earth and hence the air rises (vice versa for air pressure rise, the air is sinking and therefore exerting more pressure on the Earth's surface) The air gets warmer as it rises as in a depression or anticyclone in the mid-latitudinal zone the air rises and is warmed by the tropical air mass, whether that air mass be tropical maritime or tropical continental, these air masses come from the southern hemisphere and the tropics, meaning the air in it is warm and so as air rises it is heated by this air mass. hope this has helped.
