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Water Pressure is higher because of it's molecular weight as compared to air.
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Why does water boils at lower temperatures than in a valley?
Water boils at lower temperatures at higher altitudes because the atmospheric pressure is lower. In a valley, the air pressure is greater, which allows water to reach a higher temperature before boiling. At higher altitudes, where the air pressure is lower, the boiling point of water decreases.
Why does water boil at a lower temperature in denver than in dallas?
less air pressure in denver
Why if you boil water on a high mountain it will be lower than 100 degrees Celsius?
Because the air pressure is lower, and the boiling point of water (and other liquids) decreases as the pressure decreases.
Why the boiling point of water is lower on mountains than at sea level?
The boiling point of a liquid is defined as when the vapour pressure of that liquid is equal to the atmospheric pressure. On mountains, the air pressure is lower than at sea level, so it follows that the boiling point of water is lower there.
When coastal land is warmer than the nearby water what type of breeze forms?
Along Coastlines, warmer air relates to lower air pressure, thus air flows from the higher-pressure, cooler setting into the area of lower air pressure. If the land is warmer, it has lower air pressure. Air over the sea would therefore be cooler and thus have higher atmospheric pressure, and the air will naturally from from the higher pressure (in this case, from over the ocean) to the lower pressure (over the warmer land).So you get a wind from the water onto the land, or a sea breeze.
Why is the boiling point of water lower in the mountains than it is in the sea?
Because the air pressure is lower -therefore, less force is need for the water to become gaseous
Why Poes water on top of a mountain boil at a lower temperature than at sea level?
It is the effect of air pressure. The air pressure at the top of a mountain is less than the air pressure at sea level. The effect of air pressure on a water surface is to prevent or oppose water molecules escaping from the surface. The greater the air pressure, the more heat energy is needed to allow the water molecules to escape and so at sea level the water will boil at a higher temperature than if it were on top of a mountain.
Would you expect the the pressure exerted by water to be greater or less than the pressure exerted by the same amount of air?
water is more dense than air and it has atmospheric pressure also pushing down on it to make it have greater pressure than air.
When does water boil much less than 100?
When the pressure is reduced. Water only boils at 100 degrees Celsius when the air pressure is one atmosphere. So up a mountain, where the air pressure is lowered, water boils at a lower temperature.
How does air pressure change in a tornado?
The air pressure should be lower inside than outide
Why does water have a different boiling point at elevation than at sea level?
At a higher elevation there is less air pressure. In all liquids, a lower pressure means a lower boiling point.
Is air pressure inside a tornado is lower than outside a tornado?
The air pressure in a tornado is lower than that outside the tornado. That is why the wind blows toward the funnel.
