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Why do you suppose that airplane windows are smaller than bus windows?
To explain: The reason for supposing airplane windows smaller than bus windows?
Explanation of Solution
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The buses usually travel on ground, while the airplanes travel above the ground level. So the air at higher altitudes is thin which will cause less air pressure.
The air pressure inside the plane has to be maintained such that the passengers inside the plane can be able to breathe the same way as that of the ground. Thus, there will be high pressure of air inside the plane and lesser air inside the bus.
The airplanes are having smaller windows because of the relatively high pressure of air in the flying airplane. If the areas of the windows are smaller, then the force from the relative high pressure will act on it.
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