What's the relationship between air pressure and gravity?

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They both, I guess you could say, interact with each other. If we didn't have gravity, we wouldn't have air pressure.

Bfavaretto answered Apr 20, 2018

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A larger gravitational field will make anything heavier, including air. The heavier the air, the greater the air pressure.

Simulant answered Apr 23, 2018

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