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Air pressure decreases as you move higher in the atmosphere. Air, just like any form of matter has mass, and when affected by earth's gravity, weight. The weight of air is pushing down on you with a force of 1 atmosphere at sea level. As you increase elevation the air pressure is reduced because there is less air to push down on you. Just like air, water pressure increases as you increase your depth in it, or any fluid. When air pressure decreases, temperature drops.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoFrom ideal gas law P.V = n.R.T
Reduce of Pressure will effect V and T provide amount of gas remain constant.
It is either the Gas expand or temperature drop to balance the equation.
In reality, it occur both way.
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∙ 13y agoFirst, if air pressure is too low, it becomes very difficult to inhale enough oxygen to breathe. If the air pressure is extremely low (far too low for a human to be able to breathe at all), then the internal pressure of the fluids in the body will force outward with much more force than the air pressure exerts in the opposite direction. This will cause the cells to rupture from their internal pressure, which, in turn, would kill you.
The former (difficulty breathing), is possible if someone goes to a very high elevation, such as the top of a tall mountain, too quickly (so that the body cannot acclimate to the lower pressure). The second, however, is probably not possible unless a person was placed in a near vacuum without pressurized protective gear (such as a spacesuit).
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∙ 9y agoLow pressure is normally associated with precipitation. When a low pressure system approaches an area, that area can expect either clouds, rain, or even snow.
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∙ 15y agoA barometer is an instrument used to measure barometric pressure. Low barometric pressure is usually associated with bad weather such as ice, rain or snow.
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∙ 14y agoIt rises into the upper atmosphere where it then returns to the lower atmosphere via High pressure systems
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∙ 14y agoNormally when you have low pressure you get a fall in atmospheric pressure and a rise in moisture which leads to either rain and thunderstorms or snow and rain depending on the season.
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∙ 13y agoa bit more spesiffic would do..that depends on what you are talking about
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What happens when low pressure meets low pressure air?
It may become a high pressure area bacause of the mixed ability to become a strong sorm/typhoon.
Why is cool air an area of low pressure?
Cool air is an area of low pressure because temperature is directly proportional to pressure. So when the pressure is low, the air is cool (low temperature).
What defines low air pressure and where is low air pressure typically found?
There is low air pressure usually when you are up in a mountain or in an airplane like when your ears pop after you get in an airplane and you are at high altitude your ears do this because the pressure inside your ears and the pressure in the air is not the same. When there low air pressure the air is less dense.
What happens to the air of low pressure areas that leads to warm and wet weather?
It is the rising air in the center of the low that causes clouds and precipitation (not necessarily warmth though.
Is there low air pressure or high air pressure in the eye of a hurricane?
Hurricanes are intense areas of low pressure.
What happens to air at the center of a cyclone or center of low pressure?
What is the center of low air pressure
What happens if low air pressure and high air pressure meet?
Nuclear Destruction of the entire planet
What happens to the sind speed as the air pressure gets lower..why?
It increases. High pressure air always moves toward low pressure areas. When there is low pressure, the high pressure moves in, and the movement of air creates wind.
What happens to the freezing point of water when the air pressure is low?
It evaporates, because when it is low there is not enough CO2 to condense the air.
What happens to air pressure when the temperature drops?
When air pressure drops temperature also drops. Thus on high mountains low air pressure is accompanied by low temperature. This is true for high atmosphere also.
What happens when a barometer shows low air pressure?
it means hot or warm.
What happens when low pressure meets low pressure air?
It may become a high pressure area bacause of the mixed ability to become a strong sorm/typhoon.
Are low pressure areas associated with changing weather?
Low air pressure somehow usually happens during a storm so if a area has low pressure then they have more storms. Treble Slur
What happens when air uplifts rapidly causing electrical charges to form?
Low Pressure
What if particles in the air are less crowded than in the surrounding air?
The surrounding air will rush into the less crowded air. When this happens, wind is created. This is what happens between low pressure systems and high pressure systems. Also, huge low pressure systems are prime locations for severe storms and super cells because of the strength of the wind.
How does Bernoulli's principle relate to the hot air balloon?
this happens because the high pressure wants to go to low pressure
What happens when air rushes into a low pressure region in the northern hemisphere?
Spirals into a counterclockwise direction.
