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What happens to earth's surface when horizontal pressure is applied to rocks?
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∙ 9y ago
When a horizontal pressure is applied to rocks, the earth's surface will form lines that are perpendicular to the direction of the pressure. This can be compared to folds in a wrinkled rug lying on a floor.
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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 air pressure as the distance from Earths surface increases?
the air pressure increases
What is the net inward movement of air in a surface low pressure system that causes the air mass to shrink?
The effect is called horizontal convergence.
What happens when the atmospheric pressure is greatest near the Earths surface?
Air pressure is always greater nearer the earth surface than at altitude due to the mass of air above.
What happens to air pressure as you move away from earths surface?
it decrease and it is globel warming
What happens to Earth surface when horizontal pressure is applied to rocks?
When a horizontal pressure is applied to rocks, the earth's surface will form lines that are perpendicular to the direction of the pressure. This can be compared to folds in a wrinkled rug lying on a floor.
What does the pressure on a surface depend on?
The amount of force applied and the area of the surface to which it is applied.
What is a force applied to a confined fluid?
Surface Tension happens
What happens to surface area of a tire when pressure is increased?
the surface area decreases.
What happens to the pressure of the earth as depth below the surface increases?
the pressure decreases the pressure increases
That is the difference between force and pressure?
Pressure deals with the impact on a particular surface while force is the total impact on a particular surface
How can the pressure acting on the surface be increased by the force acting on the surface?
Simply pressure is the force per unit area. So Pressure is directly proportional to the force applied. Hence by increasing the force we can increase the pressure.
It is possible to increase the amount of pressure by blank the area where force is applied?
The surface area
It is possible to increase the amount of pressure by the amount of area where force is applied.?
The surface area
What happens in high pressure?
air molecules are close together and pressure on Earth's surface
What happens to air pressure as the distance from Earths surface increases?
the air pressure increases
What happens to air pressure as distance from earth's surface increases?
the air pressure increases
