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Where is there higher air pressure, above the land or above the water?

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The air above land also warms faster than air above the sea. Cooler higher pressure air above the ocean moves toward warmer lower pressue air above land.

User Patryk Kubiak
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Use the sources to help you, but I would say above the water.

Step-by-step explanation:

"However, water heats up much more slowly than land and so the air above the land will be warmer compared to the air over the ocean. The warm air over the land will rise throughout the day, causing low pressure at the surface. Over the water, high surface pressure will form because of the colder air."

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"The depth (distance from top to bottom) of the atmosphere is greatest at sea level and decreases at higher altitudes. 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."

I hope this helps you!

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