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Describe atmospheric pressure and water pressure​

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The difference is that water is an incompressible fluid — its density is almost constant as the pressure changes — while air is a compressible fluid — its density changes with pressure. ... Atmospheric pressure is the pressure exerted on a surface by the weight of the atmosphere (a compressible fluid) above it

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