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What happens to air pressure as the altitude increases?

O It gets lower
o It gets higher
0 It stays the same

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As altitude rises, air pressure drops.
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Answer:

Pressure with Height: pressure decreases with increasing altitude. The pressure at any level in the atmosphere may be interpreted as the total weight of the air above a unit area at any elevation. At higher elevations, there are fewer air molecules above a given surface than a similar surface at lower levels.

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