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Explain why atmospheric pressure changes as atmospheric depth changes.

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The force of the collisions creates pressure on the container. ... Explain why atmospheric pressure changes as depth changes. Atmospheric pressure increases as depth increases because at lower levels of the atmosphere, there is more air above that is being pulled down by gravitational force.

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the lower you go in relation to the top of the atmosphere the larger the column of air is that is pressing down on you.
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