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Warm air exerts less pressure than cold air.

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With increase in temperature, air starts expanding and its density decreases. Being relatively less dense, the warm air becomes light and exerts less pressure. However, on the other hand, cold air is dense. Hence, it exerts more pressure as compared to warm air.

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