In high air pressure, the molecules are

warm and moving slow

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close together and moving slowly

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far apart and moving fast

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hot and moving rapidly

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The correct option is B
close together and moving slowly

When the air molecules are close together and moving slowly, it weighs down and each unit area has more number of molecules present. Hence the pressure is high.

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In high air pressure, the molecules are

The correct option is B close together and moving slowly When the air molecules are close together and moving slowly, it weighs down and each unit area has more number of molecules present. Hence the pressure is high.

The correct option is B
close together and moving slowly

When the air molecules are close together and moving slowly, it weighs down and each unit area has more number of molecules present. Hence the pressure is high.