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Variation of Atmospheric Pressure with Altitude.

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State which of the quantities, mass or weight is always directed vertically downwards.

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The mass of a body is the quantity of matter in a body and has no direction.
Weight is the gravitational force with which the earth attracts the body. It is always directed towards the surface of the earth, i.e. vertically downwards.

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