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As you get closer to the Earth the air pressure decreases or increases?
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∙ 12y ago
in order to make things clear, I would like to explain how is the pressure measured and what does it mean...
pressure is the force (weight) exerted by an object on a specific area. and by this we can define the atmospheric pressure as the weight of the column of air ,that extends from earth to the exosphere; the upper limit of our atmosphere, divided by the area.
now by increasing the length of that column (and consequently increase the weight) we increase the pressure,and the same thing can be applied when decreasing the length.
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What happens to the pressure of the earth as depth below the surface increases?
the pressure decreases the pressure increases
What happens to the melting point of plagioclase feldspar when it is pushed further into the earth?
the melting point decreases as pressure increases, so the further into the earth feldspar is pushed, the higher the pressure and the lover the melting point
How does pressure change as you go deeper in to the earth?
it changes as you go deeper because the more you go down the pressure is harder because of all of the rocks and the temperature change because of the mantle, inner core, and the outer core but mostly out of the inner core.
What happen with temperature and pressure as earth's depth increases?
Both temperature and pressure increase as depth increases.
How does atmospheric pressure change as you move away from the surface of earth?
Air pressure decreases as you move away from Earth's surface.
Explain what hppens to air pressure as you move away from the earths surface?
Pressure increases as you get closer to earth.
What happens to the pressure of the earth as depth below the surface increases?
the pressure decreases the pressure increases
What happens to the atmosheric pressure when the height above the surface of earth increases?
Pressure decreases
Does pressure increase or decrease as you travel to the center of the earth?
It increases. The closer you get to the Earth's core - the higher the pressure (and temperature).
What is the Difference between an active earth pressure and passive earth pressure?
When the wall moves away from the backfill, the earth pressure on the wall decreases. This minimum pressure is called active earth pressure. On the other hand if the wall moves towards the backfill, the earth pressure increases. This maximum pressure is called passive earth pressure.
What happens as you get closer to the center of the earth?
As we get closer to the center of the earth, the gravity of earth increases and the heat too increases...thats what i think.
What happens to the melting point of plagioclase feldspar when it is pushed further into the earth?
the melting point decreases as pressure increases, so the further into the earth feldspar is pushed, the higher the pressure and the lover the melting point
Is a pendulum's time period increases or decreases when it taken from earth to moon?
Increases.
Why is the earth denser as you go deeper under ground?
Because the pressure increases with depth. The same as if you go underwater, the weight of water above you increases as you go deeper, exerting a greater pressure on your body. This greater pressure decreases the unit volume of the matter, so the density increases.
What happens to air pressure as the altitude of the layers of th e atmosphere increase?
The temperature decreases
What happens to air pressure as distance from earth's surface increases?
the air pressure increases
How does pressure change as you go deeper in to the earth?
it changes as you go deeper because the more you go down the pressure is harder because of all of the rocks and the temperature change because of the mantle, inner core, and the outer core but mostly out of the inner core.
