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force = pressure x area , so pressure is force divided by area, air molecules stack up on top of each other and the force of them (caused by gravity and their mass ) weighs down with a pressure of 14.7 lbs/sq inch or 1 bar. As you go higher the stack is lower so the pressure drops until you get to space and it measures a vacuum.
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∙ 11y agoBy the atmosphere - and by the fact that the Earths gravitation attracts this atmosphere.
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What is a sentence with the word atmospheric pressure?
Atmospheric pressure
What causes the pressure of the atmosphere?
Atmospheric pressure is caused by the force of the air above the earths surface. It is measured by the point in which the air meets the atmosphere.
Why is the atmospheric pressure on moon is zero?
Because the atmosphere on the moon is negligible. No atmosphere = No atmospheric pressure
How many more times is the atmospheric pressure in Jupiter's core greater than the atmospheric pressure at the earth's surface?
Earth's atmospheric pressure is measured as 1 bar. Jupiter's atmospheric pressure is 100 million bars. Therefore, it is 100 million times greater
What is the atmospheric pressure of Mars?
The atmospheric pressure of Mars is 600 pascal or (0.087 psi) You're Welcome :D
What is cause of atmospheric pressure?
Just as water pressure is caused by the weight of water, atmospheric pressure is caused by the weight of the air. Pg. 126 Conceptual Physical Science 4th Edition.
What caused the development of barometer?
The desire to measure atmospheric pressure.
The atmospheric condition that is caused by the weight of gases in the atmosphere is?
Barometric pressure
What force keeps water from boiling?
Atmospheric pressure that is ultimately caused by gravity.
Where does the force of a cyclone come from?
Cyclone is caused due to the variation of atmospheric pressure in the air. Especially in the low atmospheric zone, air comes from all sides to balance the atmospheric pressure in that area. That's why cyclone is created. So the force for cyclone comes from variation in atmospheric pressure.
Is disturbance in weather condition accompanied by winds and caused by low atmospheric pressure?
yes
What is the physical property of air caused by gravity pulling down on the atmosphere?
Atmospheric pressure.
Where does the wind begin?
Wind is caused by differences in atmospheric pressure: it doesn't have a specific origin.
What is caused by the collisions of air molecules around you that produces the force of an area?
atmospheric pressure
What is the sound pressure at sea level?
There is no sound pressure, there is atmospheric pressure of 101.325 kPa equivalent to 760 mmHg (torr), 29.92 inHg or 14.696 PSI. The sound pressure is the local pressure deviation from the ambient atmospheric pressure caused by a sound wave.
Dose air in the atmosphere exert pressure on earths surface?
Yes. Atmospheric pressure is the pressure caused by air when it exerts pressure on the surface of earth.
Is the atmospheric pressure equal everywhere?
No - that's why we get winds. Winds are caused by air flowing from high-pressure areas to low-pressure zones. AVERAGE atmospheric pressure at ground level is 14 psi. (pounds per square inch)
