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When air blows faster, without obstruction, then:

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air pressure remains the same

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air pressure decreases
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air pressure increases
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air pressure increases by same amount
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Solution

The correct option is B air pressure decreases
When air blows faster, without obstruction, then air pressure in the region decreases. This is also known as Bernoulli Principle and follows from law of conservation of energy.

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