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Why does the pressure drop as you travel upward from earth's surface?
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∙ 14y ago
Air pressure is caused by the weight of the atmosphere above an object. When one goes higher, there is less air above and so the pressure drops.
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These are created when sections of the earths surface are folded and thrust upward?
mountains
Can density difference force magma upward into cooler layers of earths interior?
FALSE: gravity cannot force magma upwards, gravity can olny force downwars. the reason magma shoots from the earths interior is because the pressure from the magma trying to push through the force gravity causes an eruption.
Why does Magma tends to rise toward the Earth's surface?
Magma rises from the asthenosphere to the surface of the Earth. After it reaches temperature upward to 1000 degrees Fahrenheit, the magma starts to rise. Gases also aid in pushing the magma toward the surface, along with the tremendous pressure from the depth at which it originates.
Can mountains form from level surface and move upward?
yes
Why does a tornado cause low pressure areas?
Air in a tornado is rapidly drawn upward. This creates low pressure as more air rushes in to replace it. However this can ever completely fill the pressure deficit until the upward movement stops.
These are created when sections of the earths surface are folded and thrust upward?
mountains
What causes the air pressure drop as you travel upward from earth's surface?
Pressure is the weight of air column on unit area. As you go upward, this air column gets shorter, its weight gets less, hence air pressure gets lower.
What is the correct order upward from earths surface?
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, and Exosphere - layers of the atmosphere :)
An object at rest on the earths surface has two forces acting upon it what are they and why doesnt the object move?
Gravity and the upward force of the surface the object is resting on.
What is the upward force exerted on a body by that into which it is immersed?
When a body is immersed in water , due to pressure difference between upper surface and lower surface of the body an unbalanced upward force acts on a body . This unbalanced upward force is called Buoyancy force
Why does Europe have volcanoes?
Volcanoes exist because there is a lot of pressure and magma deep down under the earth. Because its hot and under pressure, it tries to expand upward. A volcano is created when magma finds cracks in the earths surface and erupts out on top. The fact that Europe has volcanoes is due to the fact that there are enough weak spots in the earths crust for a volcano to form there.
Why does pressure drop as you travel upward from earth surface?
Air pressure is caused by the weight of the atmosphere above an object. When one goes higher, there is less air above and so the pressure drops.
What causes magma to flow upward thought the earths surface?
The tectonic plates push together thus causing magma to shoot up and rise hence an eruption
What forces the liquid upward in a straw?
when it is placed in a container and it decreases moving uo . pressure due to the liquid increases with depth from the surface of the liquid
What creates the force that pulls water vapor from the ocean surface upward into the center of the hurricane?
The low pressure inside the hurricane is what ultimately produces it. The low pressure in a hurricane pulls air inward. As this air converges it is then force upward. There it becomes warmer than its surroundings and rises due to its own buoyancy.
Can density differences force magma upward into cooler layers on earths interior?
no
What causes the lava to be forced upward?
pressure
