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Air pressure is _____. gravity's pull on air molecules higher the farther you are from Earth's surface about 5 lbs per square inch at sea level difficult to measure
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Air pressure is _____.

gravity's pull on air molecules
higher the farther you are from Earth's surface
about 5 lbs per square inch at sea level
difficult to measure

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Air pressure is the weight of air on an area. The weight of air
is due to the gravitational forces between the Earth and the
molecules of its atmosphere.

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Gravity's pull on air molecules.
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