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what happens to air pressure as you move higher in the atmosphere? it increases and then decreases it increases it stays the same it decreases
Brief Explanations
As altitude increases in the atmosphere, there are fewer air molecules above a given point. Air pressure is due to the weight of the air column above. With fewer molecules (less weight of the air column), the air pressure decreases.
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It decreases