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A 1inch by 1inch column of air from the edge of the atmosphere to sea level weighs 14.7 pounds, 80% of that is in the Troposphere. As you go up, the air within that column has less mass, making the air "thinner", and air pressure goes decreases.
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What happens to air pressure as you go up a mountain?
The air pressure slowly decreases as you rise in altitude.
When you get higher what happens to air pressure?
Air pressure decreases as you go higher.
What happens to the pressure when you go further underwater?
the air pressure will increase
What should a person expect to happen to the air pressure as she moves from the base of the mountain to the top of the mountain?
The air pressure will decreases as you go up the mountain. Density and air mass goes down too. Hope this helps!
How does air pressure change when you go up a mountain?
Air pressure at any altitude is determined by how strongly gravity forces the surrounding air molecules together and downward. The higher the altitude the less pull gravity exerts on the air molecules, and consequently, the air pressure decreases. So, as you climb a mountain, the higher you go, the lower the ambient air pressure.
What happens to air pressure as you go up a mountain?
The air pressure slowly decreases as you rise in altitude.
What happens as you go up a mountain?
Increasing elevation leads to a lower amount of air, mass, weight and pressure. It can also lead to a decreasing temperature.
When you get higher what happens to air pressure?
Air pressure decreases as you go higher.
If you go up a mountain will air pressure become less?
Yes, as you go up a mountain, the air pressure will become less. This is because the weight of the air above decreases as you gain elevation, resulting in lower atmospheric pressure.
What has higher pressure a mountain or a valley?
i think a valley does because when you climb a mountain the air pressure decreases the higher you go.
What happens to the pressure when you go further underwater?
the air pressure will increase
What should a person expect to happen to the air pressure as she moves from the base of the mountain to the top of the mountain?
The air pressure will decreases as you go up the mountain. Density and air mass goes down too. Hope this helps!
What happens to air pressure as you go to altitude?
It drecrease
Which would have more air pressure on a mountain or in a valley and why?
A mountain because the higher in air you go the more higher air pressure gets. this is not part of the anwser but, G-force is pressure on arollar coaster when u get higher.
How does air pressure change when you go up a mountain?
Air pressure at any altitude is determined by how strongly gravity forces the surrounding air molecules together and downward. The higher the altitude the less pull gravity exerts on the air molecules, and consequently, the air pressure decreases. So, as you climb a mountain, the higher you go, the lower the ambient air pressure.
When you drive down a mountain what makes your ears experience those uncomfortable sensations?
Your ears pop on a mountain when there's a difference in air pressure between your inner ear and the air outside. The air in your inner ear exchanges pretty slowly. And since the air is much thinner at the top of the mountain than it is near the bottom, if you go down quickly enough (like by driving) the pressures can't equalize gradually. The higher pressure air at the bottom of the mountain presses on your eardrums until they "pop" and the pressure equalizes. That can hurt!
Would the pressure be greater at the top of a mountain or at the bottom of it?
At the bottom. You can think of the air pressure at a given location as being the weight of all the air in a column above it. Thus, the higher you go, the less air there is above you, and thus the lower the air pressure. In the extreme, when you rise out of the athmosphere, there is no air above you at all, and the air pressure is effectively zero - a vacuum. Air pressure is greater at the bottom of a mountain.
