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Atmospheric pressure decreases with altitude. Weather conditions affect the pressure. These are NASA average year-round pressures at various altitudes:
Fraction of 1 ATM - - - - Average altitude
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - m - - - - - - ft
1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - 0
1/2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5,486 - - - - 18,000
1/3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8,376 - - - - 27,480
1/10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16,132 - - - 52,926
1/100 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30,901 - - - 101,381
1/1000 - - - - - - - - - - - - 48,467 - - - 159,013
1/10000 - - - - - - - - - - - 69,464 - - - 227,899
1/100000 - - - - - - - - - - 96,282 - - - 283,076
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoGas pressure changes with altitude because the air around the earth is also a gaseous mixture composed of molecules of oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, argon, and some others, which have atomic weight (even if it is small). If your gas is at sea level, there is a whole atmoshere of air pushing down on your gas. When you are at a higher altitude there are less molecules pushing down on the gas so the gas can push out from its high concentration with more force.
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∙ 14y agoAs we get higher, the atmospheric pressure decreases but as we go deeper into the sea, the pressure increases. Also the rate of increase in water is x2 after 33ft, x3 after 66ft etc. The rate of decrease in air is 1/2 after 18000ft, 1/3 after 27480ft....
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∙ 14y agoThe higher you go in altitude, the less air pressure there is because of the molecules in the air.
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∙ 13y agoAs altitude increases, atmospheric pressure decreases.
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∙ 13y agoAir density decreases with increasing altitude
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∙ 11y agoit decreases because there is less air above you
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∙ 14y agothe higher the altitude the less oxygen
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Does air pressure and temperature change with altitude?
Yes; the pressure and temperature decreases with higher altitude.
How does air pressure change when altitude increases?
the most likely answer should be yes because you can feel yourself getting less energy so that means that it is likely to be increasing
How does permittivity of air change with altitude?
decreases with increasing altitude. as altitude increases so does the distance between the air molecules. increasing distance between air molecules leads to increased resistance to flow.
Do air pressure and temperature change in the same way with altitude?
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Why does density of air decrease with increase in height?
The density of air decreases with increasing altitude because air at high altitudes is under less pressure.
What happens to air pressure's rate of change as altitude increases?
The rate of change of air pressure as a function of increasing altitude decreases with increasing altitude.
How does air pressure change with altitude in the atmosphere?
air grows thinner so it gives less pressure on the earth's surface
How does air pressure change as altitude change?
Increased altitude means decreased air pressure.
As altitude increases how does air pressure change?
Increased altitude means decreased air pressure.
Does air pressure increase with the altitude?
No, air pressure decreases with altitude. As you go farther towards earth's surface, the weight of the atmosphere presses down with increasing force.
Does air pressure and temperature change with altitude?
Yes; the pressure and temperature decreases with higher altitude.
How does air pressure change in the atmosphere as the altitude change?
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Does air pressure change with altitude?
The higher up you are the lesser the air pressure in the atmosphere.
Can air pressure falls drastically at high altitude?
Air pressure falls of as one gains altitude. At high altitude the air pressure is very low but it does not "falls drastically", which implies a sudden change.
What could cause a change in air pressure?
Altitude
Why does the air pressure change the altitude in the atmosphere?
As the amount of air above us decreases...the air pressure decreases.
How does air pressure change when altitude increases?
the most likely answer should be yes because you can feel yourself getting less energy so that means that it is likely to be increasing
