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How does water pressure relate to depth?

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The deeper you go under the sea, the greater the pressure of the water pushing down on you. For every 33 feet (10.06 meters) you go down, the pressure increases by one atmosphere . Many animals that live in the sea have no trouble at all with high pressure
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