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Air pressure decreases as you go up in elevation because there is less air pushing down from above. This can lead to lower oxygen levels, making it more difficult to breathe at higher elevations.

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If you go up a mountain will air pressure become less?

Yes, as you go up a mountain, the air pressure will become less. This is because the weight of the air above decreases as you gain elevation, resulting in lower atmospheric pressure.


How does air pressure vary with elevation?

The pressure of the air on one square-inch of your head is the weight of air from that square-inch all the way up to the top of the atmosphere. As you go up in elevation, some of the atmosphere is below you, and there is less of it above you. So the weight on each square inch, and thus the air pressure, becomes less.


Does Air pressure increases as elevation increases?

No. It is a negative correlation which means, as the elevation increases the air pressure decreases.


Why can an aneroid barometer be used as an as altimeter?

The aneroid measures elevation and air pressure has an airtight chamber that is sensetive to changes in the air pressures. Hope this helps.


How does pressure change when you increase elevation?

Pressure drops as you go up.


Why do we experience pain in our ears as you go up in a high place?

The pain in our ears due to elevation change is caused by unequal pressure inside our bodies and the air pressure outside. As you go higher in elevation air pressure drops, so the pressure inside our bodies is higher that the outside environment. This high pressure inside our bodies causes pain as our bodies seek to regain equal air pressure with that of the environment by releasing air out of our ears; that is also why many people experience popping ears as they undergo dramatic elevation changes.


Is air pressure higher at higher elevation?

No, air pressure decreases as elevation increases. This is because there is less air above you exerting downward pressure the higher up you go. At higher elevations, there is less atmosphere above to push down on you, resulting in lower air pressure.


What is atmospheric air?

Pressure caused by the atmoshere pushing down.it also deceases as you get higher up in elevation... Pressure caused by the atmoshere pushing down.it also deceases as you get higher up in elevation...


What does the air pressure do as you move up?

the air pressure decreases as you go up.


What happens as you go up a mountain?

As you go up a mountain, the air pressure decreases, which can lead to lower oxygen levels. This may cause difficulties breathing and can lead to altitude sickness. The temperature also tends to drop as you ascend.


Why is a bag puffed up when you are 3000 meters high?

It was packaged at a lower elevation where the air pressure is higher. As you move to a higher elevation the external air pressure decreases, but the air pressure in the bag stays the same. So the bag "blows up" like a balloon because the pressure inside it much greater than the pressure outside. Same thing happens in your ears.


What decreases as air rises that allows it to expand?

As you go up in elevation, the local air pressure drops, because there is less air above you to push Dow (gravity) to produce the pressure. Less pressure allows the air to expand.