As we climb up a mountain, the atmospheric pressure

increases

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decreases

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remains same

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first increases then decreases

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Solution

The correct option is B
decreases

The density of air varies with height.
It is maximum near the surface of the earth and decreases as the height increases.
When we climb up a mountain, the density of air decreases, and thus the atmospheric pressure also decreases.
Hence, option B is correct.

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State two factors which affect the atmospheric pressure as we go up.

(a) What is meant by atmospheric pressure? What is the cause of atmospheric pressure?

(b) Why are our bodies not crushed by the large pressure exerted by the atmosphere?

Explain why atmospheric pressure decreases as we go higher up above the earth's surface.

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