0
Air pressure is greater at sea level because there is more air above that is pressing down. Any atmosphere is more dense at the surface of the planet than at locations higher in altitude. (Areas that are lower than sea level will generally have still higher atmospheric pressure.)
Wiki User
∙ 9y ago
Wiki User
∙ 16y agoThe force of gravity decreases as the distance between the centers of two objects increases, so an object will weigh slightly less at the top of a mountain than at sea level because it is farther from the center of the planet.
Wiki User
∙ 9y agoDensity is typically greater at sea level than it is at the top of mountains. This is because gravity plays a huge role in density.
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoAt sea level. You are closer to Earth's center at seal level so yo weigh more there than on any mountain peak.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Would the pressure be greater at the top of a mountain or at the bottom of it?
At the bottom. You can think of the air pressure at a given location as being the weight of all the air in a column above it. Thus, the higher you go, the less air there is above you, and thus the lower the air pressure. In the extreme, when you rise out of the athmosphere, there is no air above you at all, and the air pressure is effectively zero - a vacuum. Air pressure is greater at the bottom of a mountain.
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.
Air pressure decreases as?
Air pressure decreases as height is gained. There is less air pressure at the top of a high mountain, than at sea level.
Compare the air pressure at sea level with the air pressure on top of a mountain why are the two pressures different?
Air pressure can be modeled as column in that the lower the column regards the more of it pressing down upon you. Therefore, someone standing at sea level has a more air pressure pushing down on them then someone at high altitude (as in a mountain).
Where is air pressure the greatest in the atmosphere?
Air pressure is the amount of force exerted on an object by the atmosphere. It is greatest at sea level.It is greatest in the exosphere, due to the fact that air pressure is greater as the altitude rises; the exosphere is the highest level within the atmosphere.Air pressure is greatest in the areas that are small and enclosed. This is because there is no way to escape.
Where is the air pressure greater at the bottom at the top of the mountain?
on the bottom of the mountainbeacause you are more below air level
Why Poes water on top of a mountain boil at a lower temperature than at sea level?
It is the effect of air pressure. The air pressure at the top of a mountain is less than the air pressure at sea level. The effect of air pressure on a water surface is to prevent or oppose water molecules escaping from the surface. The greater the air pressure, the more heat energy is needed to allow the water molecules to escape and so at sea level the water will boil at a higher temperature than if it were on top of a mountain.
Is the air pressure greater at the peak of the mountain or the base?
At the base.
Why does the top of a mountain have greater air pressure?
It doesn't. Pressure is lower at the top of a mountain because there is less air weighing down on top of it.
Where is the air pressure greater-at sea level or on a mountaintop?
Air pressure is Greater at sea level.Atmospheric pressure is higher at sea level. There is more atmosphere on top of the observer at that point, so the pressure is higher.
Where is the air pressure the greatest at sea level or on a mountain?
sea level
Why is air masses greater on top of mountain?
because the air pressure is more dense
Where is air pressure weakest?
The lower you go into the sea level, the greater the air pressure. The higher you go above the sea level, the lower the air pressure.
Is air pressure greater at the top of a mountain than at lower elevations?
No, it is greater at the lower elevations.
Is air pressure greater at the top of a mountain than at the lower elevations?
No, it is greater at the lower elevations.
Where is air pressure the highest sea level or atop a mountain?
Sea level
Where is there more air pressure sea level or at the top of a mountain?
At sea level
