2006-09-01 19:53:28 · 15 answers · asked by yvonne2to 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
I believe that in this case pressure refers to the amount of atmospheric weight that is on a particular location. So, high pressure often occurs in places that are lower in elevation, because these places have a substantial amount of atmosphere above them. The higher in elevation you travel, the less atmospheric weight you have pressing down on you.
High Pressure = Lower elevations
Low Pressure = Higher elevations
hope this answers your question.
2006-09-01 20:00:55 · answer #1 · answered by xian_ist 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The air pressure is lower in high areas. As you go up the amount of air above you decreases. Thus, air pressure decreases.
A simple example to prove this is as follows:
You must have heard that it takes longer to cook food in hilly areas, provided you're not using pressure cooker. We know that the boiling point of water decreases with decreasing pressure. Thus, water starts boiling at lower temperature in hilly areas due to lesser air pressure. Since water starts boiling early, thus all the heat provided after this point escapes as latent heat of vaporisation and lesser heat is available to the food. Thus, it takes longer to get cooked.
2006-09-01 23:17:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In high areas, it has 2 be low. bcoz 2 highs cant be there in a single place
2006-09-01 19:59:26 · answer #3 · answered by Neilesh 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure if this is what you mean, but as you go higher in elevation, air pressure drops.
At sea lvel, the air pressure is about 14.7 lbs/square inch. Picture a column of air pressing down on you. The column is 1 inch square and about 100,000 feet tall. It weighs 14.7 lbs.
As you go up in elevation, there is less air weighing down on you. Or more precisely, less air pressure squeezing your entire body (you can feel this when your ears pop as you ride in an airplane or drive up hills or mountains.)
2006-09-01 19:58:59 · answer #4 · answered by Jim S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you know that the higher you go the less you wight? that's because there is less pressure pushing you down in high areas than at sea level.
2006-09-01 19:56:30 · answer #5 · answered by john 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
low pressure
2006-09-02 04:32:47 · answer #6 · answered by CHIMPU 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Low.
2006-09-01 19:56:14 · answer #7 · answered by maynardgilmour 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
high pressure is high which causes an increase in temperature because of more air molecules colliding with eachother
2006-09-01 19:55:54 · answer #8 · answered by laa dee da 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
remember the air is thiner up there
low pressure in high
2006-09-01 19:55:10 · answer #9 · answered by cosmic_convoy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
low
2006-09-01 19:58:37 · answer #10 · answered by eldridan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋