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What has air composition to do with why breathing at high altitude is difficult?
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∙ 15y ago
It is not so much as the composition that is important, it is that at higher altitudes there is less air. Air is about 20% oxygen, but the higher up you go in altitude, the thinner air will have less oxygen. That's what makes breathing more difficult at higher altitudes.
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Why does breathing rate increase at a high altitude?
At high altitude, there is less oxygen, so breathing rate is increased to compensate.
Why do people have trouble breathing at the top of a high mountain?
Because of the high altitude.
Is there any danger to a healthy person from high altitude breathing?
There is danger to a healthy person from high altitude breathing because the oxygen level is very low which could possibly cause a heart attack or stroke.
In higher altitude what happens to your breathing?
Your breathing can become laboured due to your smaller lung capacity in high altitudes.
How do people adapt to living at high altitude?
Increase in breathing and heart rate
Is Denver considered a high altitude breathing problem area?
yes, the higher the altitude the thinner the air, thus the less oxygen in the air.
What is aviator breathing oxygen?
Pilot because it is thin at high altitude in non pressurized cabin.
Why in high altitude you face breathing problems?
B/c the higher you go the less air there is to breathe from.
Why do human have difficult in breathing while in high mountain?
Because in the mountain range there have lack of oxygen for our breathing
Why is it difficult to play football in the Denver Broncos stadium?
the air is super thin cuz of the high altitude
How was life in the Andes mountains difficult?
it is difficult because many of the high mountain slopes are rocky and steep. the climate is cold. A lack of oxgen in the air at high elevations makes breathing difficult
How does altitude affect the composition of clouds?
The greenhouse effect is weak for low altitude clouds, so their albedo effect dominates and they cool the Earth's climate. In contrast, cold high altitude cirrus clouds may either cool or warm the climate.
