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The higher you are in the atmosphere, the lower the air pressure. Seeing that the top of a mountain is quite high, the air pressure is low; the air is thinner. This is why you need oxygen tanks to reach the top of Mount Everest
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Why is air pressure at the top of a mountain hard to breathe?
You dont breathe air pressure. You breathe air. It is harder to breathe because of the low air pressure due to the higher elavation.
What would the air pressure be during a tornado?
Pressure inside a tornado is very low.
Does a sea breeze have low or high air pressure?
It depends on the salt content of the water. (low air pressure=high salt content, high air pressure=low salt content) jks
What is air moving in a specific direction?
From areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure. Hope this helps! :)
Explain the process of the air transferred from low pressure to high pressure in the Air compressor system to produces the energy?
explain the process of the air transferred from low pressure to high pressure in the Air compressor system to produces the energy
What defines low air pressure and where is low air pressure typically found?
There is low air pressure usually when you are up in a mountain or in an airplane like when your ears pop after you get in an airplane and you are at high altitude your ears do this because the pressure inside your ears and the pressure in the air is not the same. When there low air pressure the air is less dense.
What is high pressurs?
If you mean by air pressure, High air pressure is how much air there is upon you. IF you were on the death valley, you would have lots of air pressure. If you were on a mountain, there would be little air pressure. If there is high pressure, there is good weather If you mean the other pressure, then it is this. If there is a lot of pressure, then you are intimidated, and there is lots of people looking at you. Visa Versa for low pressure.
Why is air pressure at the top of a mountain hard to breathe?
You dont breathe air pressure. You breathe air. It is harder to breathe because of the low air pressure due to the higher elavation.
Would you expect high or low air pressure at the poles?
you would expect it to have high pressure
Why is the level of air pressure less at the top of a mountain than it is at sea level?
Air is denser at lower altitudes and less dense at higher altitudes. If the bottom of the valley is directly below the mountain, at a lower altitude, then there is technically more air in the valley.
What would the air pressure be during a tornado?
Pressure inside a tornado is very low.
What are two characteristics of air in a low pressure area?
There would be low tides and kites would not fly
Why is cool air an area of low pressure?
Cool air is an area of low pressure because temperature is directly proportional to pressure. So when the pressure is low, the air is cool (low temperature).
What is a low air pressure?
A low pressure air mass is called a cyclonic depression.
If you have a high-humidity low-pressure air mass that is pushed up a mountain what will most likely happen to the wheather?
It will precipitate.
Why does water boil at a low temperature on a high mountain compared too at sea level?
Because there is less air pressure.
What is alltitude sickness?
It is acute mountain sickness, that means when you go to high altitude, you will feel low air pressure and uncomfortable.
