What happens to air pressure as altitude decreases

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Carolyn

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8 August, 00:23

What happens to air pressure as altitude decreases

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Nathanial Carrillo · Answer 1

Pressure decreases with increasing altitude. The pressure at any level in the atmosphere may be interpreted as the total weight of the air above a unit area at any elevation. At higher elevations, there are fewer air molecules above a given surface than a similar surface at lower levels.

Mckenzie Wilkerson · Answer 2

Pressure with Height: pressure decreases with increasing altitude. The pressure at any level in the atmosphere may be interpreted as the total weight of the air above a unit area at any elevation. At higher elevations, there are fewer air molecules above a given surface than a similar surface at lower levels.