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Air pressure or atmospheric pressure. Wind is also air pressing against you.
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What is Air pressing against a surface called?
its force dedede
What is it called when you move something away by pressing against it?
Push :) Hope i helped
The measure of the force with air molecules push on a surface is called?
The measure of the force due to air pressing on a surface is called the force.If you divide that by the area of the surface, then you have the 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.
What is the name of the air pressing down on us?
Air pressure
Is the weight of the air pressing down on earth?
Air pressure
How does the temperature of a surface affect the movement of the air above?
It affects it by high winds caused by hot air and cooler air pressing against each other-Ashley
What is thumb opposition?
The action of pressing your thumb (the fat yet short finger on the end) against any other finger is called opposition.
Is the weight of the air pressing down on the Earth?
Air pressure
Can you get hamsters pregnant by pressing them against each other?
No.
Why is air dense at sea level?
The air has the weight of all the air above it pressing down on it. this compresses the air increasing its density. So air at sea level is more dense than air on the top of the mountain, since the air on the mountain top has less air above it pressing down.
Air rushing against an airplane is an example of friction?
Yes, air rushing against an airplane is an example of friction. This force is called drag. It reduces the speed of the plane.
