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Air pressure is greatest near the surface of the earth near the _

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Answer: I'm not for sure but the sun ?

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Answer:

With greater depth of the atmosphere, more air is pressing down from above. Therefore, air pressure is greatest at sea level and falls with increasing altitude

Step-by-step explanation:

On top of Mount Everest, which is the tallest mountain on Earth, air pressure is only about one-third of the pressure at sea level.

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