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Atmospheric pressure decreases with _______ in height.

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increase
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decrease
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Both (A) and (B)
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None
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Solution

The correct option is A increase
pressure increases as depth increases , so pressure at lower point is higher than that at the higher point.
so atmospheric pressure decreases with increase in height .
so option (A) is correct

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