The pressure exerted by mixture of atmospheric gases on its surroundings and on the surface of the earth is known as ______.

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Solution

Earth’s atmosphere is a thin blanket of gases and tiny particles together called air.
The pressure at any location on the Earth is caused by the weight of the column of air above it.
The atmospheric pressure decreases as height increases and is the highest at sea level.
Hence, the pressure exerted by mixture of atmospheric gases on its surroundings and on the surface of the earth is known as atmospheric pressure.

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