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As we go high in the mountains the atmospheric pressure:

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increases
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decreases
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remains same
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cant say
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Solution

The correct option is C decreases
Pressure at a point is caused due to the huge mass of air over it. So when we take a point as we go higher, there is lesser air above it,thus air pressure decreases with increase in elevation.

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