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'''Atmospheric Pressure''' is the [[pressure]] on an [[object]] due to the [[particle]]s of [[gas]] in the [[atmosphere]] [[collide|colliding]] with the [[object]].
 
'''Atmospheric Pressure''' is the [[pressure]] on an [[object]] due to the [[particle]]s of [[gas]] in the [[atmosphere]] [[collide|colliding]] with the [[object]].
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===About Atmospheric Pressure===
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: '''Atmospheric Pressure''' changes with '''height''' above the [[Earth]]s surface. The higher up, the lower the [[pressure]].
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: The '''atmospheric pressure''' at [[Sea Level|sea level]] is 105,000Pa.

Revision as of 13:10, 15 October 2018

Key Stage 3

Meaning

Atmospheric Pressure is the pressure on an object due to the particles of gas in the atmosphere colliding with the object.

About Atmospheric Pressure

Atmospheric Pressure changes with height above the Earths surface. The higher up, the lower the pressure.
The atmospheric pressure at sea level is 105,000Pa.