Q. When height increases , the atmospheric pressure __.

A
Increases
B
Decreases
C
Remains same
D
None of these
Solution:

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.

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