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air pressurevaries according to the altitude.this is called vertical distributon of air pressure
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Is the weight of the air pressing down on the Earth?
Air pressure
What word describes the weight of the air at any particular point on earth?
Atmospheric Pressure or Air Pressure.
When the layer of air that surrounds the earth pressed down this is?
Air pressure
What is the weight of the air pushing down on the earth?
It is called air pressure
What produces air pressure at the surface of the earth?
Air pressure is the force exerted by the gases in the atmosphere as Earth's gravity pulls on it. The atmosphere can be thought of as a 'sea' of gas surrounding the planet. Air pushes against us from all directions as the weight of air above compresses the air below (this is why altitude affects air pressure.)
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 the difference between altitude and air pressure?
Air pressure is the amount of pressure exerted by Earth's atmosphere in a specific place, while altitude is the vertical distance of an object or place from sea level. Air pressure decreases as altitude increases, since there is less atmosphere to exert pressure.
Compare air pressure on earth to air pressure on the moon?
The moon has no air pressure because the moon has no air.
How do air pressure relates to earth?
What in the community relates to air pressure?
Why does earth use air pressure?
Air pressure is basically the weight of air on surfaces.
Is the weight of the air pressing down on the Earth?
Air pressure
How do you make pressure on little alchemy?
Earth + earth or air + air
How do you make pressure little alchemy?
Earth + earth or air + air
How does the air pressure at the surface of the earth compare to the air pressure at about 7 miles above earth?
The greater the altitude, the lower the air prassure.
What is the air pressure at Miami beach?
The atmospheric pressure everywhere on earth at sea level (even at Miami beach) has been determined to be 14.7 pounds per square inch. That means that every square inch of space has 14.7 pounds of pressure in a vertical column of air pressing down on it.
What happens to air pressure as distance from earth's surface increases?
the air pressure increases
What air pressure is caused by?
Air pressure is caused by the unequal heating of earth's surface.
