What is the main reason air pressure decreases with height in the troposphere?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: The weight of the air column above becomes less
Air pressure is the force exerted by the weight of the air above a particular place. At a higher altitude, a shorter and less massive column of air lies overhead, so its weight and the pressure it produces are lower. Therefore, option A is correct. Ozone increase, meteor burning, and ocean depth do not explain the normal decrease of tropospheric pressure with height.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
The weight of the air column above becomes less
Why is this the correct answer?
Air pressure is the force exerted by the weight of the air above a particular place. At a higher altitude, a shorter and less massive column of air lies overhead, so its weight and the pressure it produces are lower. Therefore, option A is correct. Ozone increase, meteor burning, and ocean depth do not explain the normal decrease of tropospheric pressure with height.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 11 Accountancy question. Chapter: Theory Base of Accounting.
