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Using this image, describe the relationship between air pressure and altitude. 42 Record for balloon flight 42 km 40 38 36 Less dense air (molecules far apart) 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 F-22 Raptor 19 km 18 16 Commercial jet 12-15 km 14 12 10 Mt. Everest 8 8,848 m Denser air (molecules close together) Denali 6,189 m 4 Mauna Kea 4,205 m 2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 Pressure (bars) Elevation (km) Gravity

Using this image, describe the relationship between air pressure and altitude. 42 Record for balloon flight 42 km 40 38 36 Less dense air (molecules far apart) 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 F-22 Raptor 19 km 18 16 Commercial jet 12-15 km 14 12 10 Mt. Everest 8 8,848 m Denser air (molecules close together) Denali 6,189 m 4 Mauna Kea 4,205 m 2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 Pressure (bars) Elevation (km) Gravity

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Using this image, describe the relationship between air pressure and altitude. 42 Record for balloon flight 42 km 40 38 36 Less dense air (molecules far apart) 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 F-22 Raptor 19 km 20 18 16 Commercial jet 12-15 km 14 12 10 Mt. Everest 8 8,848 m Denser air (molecules close together) Denali 6,189 m 4 Mauna Kea 4,205 m 2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 Pressure (bars) Elevation (km) Gravity
Transcribed Image Text:Using this image, describe the relationship between air pressure and altitude. 42 Record for balloon flight 42 km 40 38 36 Less dense air (molecules far apart) 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 F-22 Raptor 19 km 20 18 16 Commercial jet 12-15 km 14 12 10 Mt. Everest 8 8,848 m Denser air (molecules close together) Denali 6,189 m 4 Mauna Kea 4,205 m 2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 Pressure (bars) Elevation (km) Gravity
Choose one: O A. Air pressure increases linearly as altitude increases. B. At the top of Mt. Everest, air pressure is less than 0.4 bar. O C. At the altitude that commercial jets fly (12-15km), air pressure is higher than 1 bar. O D. Air pressure is approximately 0.8 bar at the top of Denali.
Transcribed Image Text:Choose one: O A. Air pressure increases linearly as altitude increases. B. At the top of Mt. Everest, air pressure is less than 0.4 bar. O C. At the altitude that commercial jets fly (12-15km), air pressure is higher than 1 bar. O D. Air pressure is approximately 0.8 bar at the top of Denali.
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