As altitude increases, air pressure decreases or increases

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Shane Hays

27 March, 07:15

As altitude increases, air pressure decreases or increases

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Camren Knapp · Answer 1

As altitude increases, pressure decreases

Ernest Willis · Answer 2

Pressure with Height: pressure decreases with increasing altitude. The pressure at any level in the atmosphere may be interpreted as the total weight of the air above a unit area at any elevation. At higher elevations, there are fewer air molecules above a given surface than a similar surface at lower levels.