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The atmoshere is held around the earth by gravity. Gravitypulls gas molecules in the atmosphere towards the earth'ssurface causing air pressure. air pressure is the measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface. Air pressure is at the strongest at the earths surface because more air is above you. So, altitude (the distance from sea level) increses, air pressure decreses. think of air pressure as a human pyrimid,the people at the bottom of the pyramid can feel all the weight and pressure of the people on top. air pressure works in a similar way.
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What gradient continues to decrease as you increase in altitude?
Air pressure.
As the altitude increases does the barometric pressure increase or decrease?
As altitude increases, barometric pressure decreases. This is because the air pressure decreases with increasing altitude, as there are fewer air molecules in the atmosphere exerting pressure on a given area.
How is it that the altitude decrease and the density of the air does what?
Altitude decreases, pressure increase, temperature decreases (some, but less effect than pressure), density goes up.
What are different ways to manipulate air pressure?
Five ways:Temperature (increase in temperature means increase in pressure.)Velocity (increase the speed means decrease in pressure.)Amount of air particles (more particles means more pressure.)Changing the container (More space means less pressure.)Altitude (increase in altitude means decrease in pressure.)
Does pressure increase or decrease with altitude?
Because as you climb higher there is less air above you pressing down on you with its weight.
Why does density of air decrease with increase in height?
The density of air decreases with an increase in height due to the decrease in pressure and temperature with altitude. As you go higher in the atmosphere, there are fewer air molecules present, leading to lower air density.
Does air pressure increase or decrease as you go higher?
Air pressure decreases as you go higher in the atmosphere. This is because there is less air above pushing down. As altitude increases, the air becomes less dense, resulting in lower pressure.
Why does atmospheric pressure decrease as you ascend in altitude on Earth?
As you go higher in altitude, the air becomes less dense, meaning there are fewer air molecules above you exerting pressure. This decrease in air density leads to a decrease in atmospheric pressure as you ascend in altitude on Earth.
What effect on air pressure with altitude explain briefly?
As altitude increases, air pressure decreases. This is because the higher you go, the less air there is above you pressing down. The decrease in pressure with altitude follows a logarithmic pattern, with the rate of decrease slowing down the higher you go.
Does the air increase or decrease towards the surface with a high pressure?
Air density and pressure increase nearer the surface
In the troposphere does the temperature increase or decrease with altitude?
In the troposphere, temperatures decrease with altitude (air pressure), in the effect known as the adiabatic lapse rate (9.8 °C per thousand feet).
How does air pressure drop?
Air pressure close to surface of the earth is 1 atmosphere. But as the altitude increases, air gets thinner in other words the molecules in air are farther than the one close to earth's surface. This causes the atmospheric pressure to decrease as we increase in altitude.
