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wHY ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE DECREASES AS WE GO TO HIGHER ALTITUDE?

wHY ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE DECREASES AS WE GO TO HIGHER ALTITUDE?

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Rishabh Dabral
32 Points
13 years ago

Dear Deeksha,

Our earth is able to hold this atmosphere because of its high gravity. For ex, mars doesn't have a considerable atmosphere only because of its poor gravity.

Now, as we move higher n higher, the gravitational force decreases, and we know that pressure is directly proportional to force....So, the atmospheric pressure keeps decreasing as we go high and ultimately it vanishes.

Rishabh Dabral

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