If you were suddenly placed at an altitude of 100 kilometers (62 miles) above the earth, would you expect your stomach to expand or contract? explain why.

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Paloma Day

6 May, 15:09

If you were suddenly placed at an altitude of 100 kilometers (62 miles) above the earth, would you expect your stomach to expand or contract? explain why.

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Enrique Pollard · Answer 1

Since there is lower pressure up there and the pressure in your stomach would still be the same as on the surface (higher), your stomach would expand. When balloons float up into the atmosphere they expand until they burst.