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The air compresses. It is able to do this because air is a gas, so the molecules are spread out much more than in a liquid or solid. Here's an asci diagram of particle spacings for you:

o = molecule

Solid

oooooooo
oooooooo
oooooooo
oooooooo

Liquid

o o o o o
o o o o o
o o o o o
o o o o o

Gas

-----o------------o
--o--------o---------o
o---o-----------o
---------o-----------o
-o----------o------------o
-----------------------o

--- is just empty space (can't put in multiple spaces :P)

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