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What happens to atmospheric pressure as a person rises in altitude?
Question 19 options:
A)
It's unaffected by changes in altitude.
B)
It decreases.
C)
It increases.
D)
It changes based on the time of year.
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B) It decreases.
Explanation: As altitude increases there is less atmospheric mass overhead, so air density and pressure fall (roughly exponentially — pressure about halves every ~5.5 km).
Explanation: As altitude increases there is less atmospheric mass overhead, so air density and pressure fall (roughly exponentially — pressure about halves every ~5.5 km).
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