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- Why does air pressure change with altitude?

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Answer: there is more space between air molecules at higher altitudes

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Atmospheric pressure decreases as the height of a surface above ground level increases. This is because, as the altitude increases: the number of air molecules decreases. the weight of the air decreases.

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