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What happens to air pressure as altitude increases

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Answer: It decreases.

Explanation: As altitude rises, air pressure drops. In other words, if the indicated altitude is high, the air pressure is low.

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Answer:

the air pressure decreases

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as altitude increases air pressure decreases the surface of the Earth is bottom of the ocean of the are the layer on top increase pressure so that sea levels a body is under 14.7 pounds of pressure per square inch moving up in altitude decreases weight of the air that causes the pressure

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