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ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE - Coggle Diagram
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
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• When air is heated, it expands and becomes lighter and ascends. When it
ascends, it creates an area of low pressure.
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to descend. As it descends towards Earth, it creates an area of high
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wind, which is formed because of the differences in pressure between
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a mountain, the amount of air above us is less than at sea level. This is why
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reference, two situations can be identified: