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Add com 3. Which situation would exert more air pressure on you, being under a column of warm air or cold air? Explain why
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3. Which situation would exert more air pressure on you, being under a column of warm air or
cold air? Explain
why

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It takes a shorter column of cold air to exert the same pressure as a taller column of warm air. Since the colder air is more dense, you would go through more mass (density) in a shorter vertical distance.
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