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The force exerted by the weight of a column of air on a surface is called?
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Air Pressure
The force exerted by the air above is called?
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∙ 12y agoAtmospheric pressure, also known as air pressure.
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∙ 7y agoair pressure
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∙ 12y agoIt is called centripetal friction.
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What is an air column?
the weight of a column of air above you that puts pressure on you
As you get closer to the Earth the air pressure decreases or increases?
in order to make things clear, I would like to explain how is the pressure measured and what does it mean... pressure is the force (weight) exerted by an object on a specific area. and by this we can define the atmospheric pressure as the weight of the column of air ,that extends from earth to the exosphere; the upper limit of our atmosphere, divided by the area. now by increasing the length of that column (and consequently increase the weight) we increase the pressure,and the same thing can be applied when decreasing the length.
Is the force of the water on the piers the same at the water surface as it is 30m below the surface?
No, it would be less due to compression by weight of the surface area water. Every so many feet (meters) down, another "atmosphere" of pressure is exerted. Ergo, water at the seabed would exert more pressure on the pier than the water at the surface.
What is atmospheric pressure based on?
What do you mean "... based on"? The athmosperic pressure is "weight of air" and it can be measured. Strikly speaking: "force per unit area exerted against a surface by the weight of air above that surface at any given point" (wikipedia) Ap could be given in force/area units for example lb/sq ft, kg/sq meter etc.
Weight is the result of air pressure exerted upon an object?
Weight is the result of the mutual forces of gravitational attraction between the object and another mass. It has nothing to do with air pressure.
What is the force exerted on an object called?
weight
What is gravitational force exerted on an object called?
It is called weight...
A measure of the gravitional force exerted on an object.?
According to scientists, a measure of gravitational force that is most likely exerted on an object is the objectâ??s weight.
What is the same meaning as air pressure?
the force exerted onto a surface by the weight of the air
Why is there so much more pressure exerted on the earths core than the earths surface?
Pressure is the weight of an overlying column of material. The pressure at the core comes from 6400km of overlying rock, which is much denser than air
Why is there so much more pressure exerted on the earth's core than on the earth's surface?
Pressure is the weight of an overlying column of material. The pressure at the core comes from 6400km of overlying rock, which is much denser than air
What is the force exerted on an object by the earths pull called?
Gravity, its weight.
The measure of how much gravitational force is exerted on an object is called it's?
Weight
How Does Vertical air affects pressure at the surface?
Yes the surface pressure is caused by the weight of the vertical column of air above a surface.
What is an upward force exerted by water and other fluids?
The upward force exerted by fluids is called buoyancy. It is dependent on the weight of the object in question.
When a block is lying on soomthy surafce its weight is balanced by?
It it balanced by the upward reaction exerted by the smooth surface (or "soomthy surafce", as you prefer) on the block.
What is buoyancy.?
Buoyancy is an upward acting force. It is caused by fluid preassure which opposes an objects weight ( their gravitational pull downwards ).
