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should atmospheric pressure increase or decrease as one goes from the beach to the mountains? why?
16 years ago

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DrBob222
The pressure at the beach is higher because the column of air pushing down on the beach is longer(higher). The column at the top of a mountain is not as long (not as high); therefore, it weighs less.
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