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Air pressure decreases with increasing altitude. So why is
Chapter 12, Problem 10DQ(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Air pressure decreases with increasing altitude. So why is air near the surface not continuously drawn upward toward the lower-pressure regions above?
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QUESTION:
Air pressure decreases with increasing altitude. So why is air near the surface not continuously drawn upward toward the lower-pressure regions above?
ANSWER:Solution 10DQ Step 1: Atmospheric pressure is nothing but the gravitational pull of Earth on the atmospheric gases on its surface. Pressure decreases with increasing the altitude. The pressure of g