Is there less air at this locale?
2007-06-10 10:41:30 · 12 answers · asked by william p 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Denver Colorado.
At that elevation, less air, no. Less pressure, yes.
(The closer to sea level, the greater the pressure of air, thus the easier it is to breathe)
The higher you go, the less pressure, thus you must breathe more to get the same level into your bloodstream. The further you ascend, the less breathable air is available.
2007-06-10 10:48:20 · answer #1 · answered by G L 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Denver Colorado is typically called the Mile High City, and there's the same amount of air at that elevation. It's the lower level of oxygen in the air that makes the air 'thinner".
2007-06-10 17:51:16 · answer #2 · answered by Joey J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many cities are a mile high, Denver Colorado claims that as a nickname. Yes there are fewer Oxygen molecules per cubic space as one goes higher in altitude - less density, more space between molecules. Your brain and muscles want that Oxygen.
2007-06-10 22:56:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Denver
2007-06-10 17:50:05 · answer #4 · answered by Artur T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's Denver, Colorado. The air is thinner at higher altitudes.
2007-06-10 17:44:35 · answer #5 · answered by ian_eadgbe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Denver, Colorado is a mile from sea elavation,so the air pressure is less than that of sea elavation making it 'thinner'
2007-06-10 18:15:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Denver CO
2007-06-10 17:44:30 · answer #7 · answered by tbolling2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Denver, CO
2007-06-10 19:25:46 · answer #8 · answered by graduate 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
by the front range of the rockies in the GREAT COLORADO! DENVER! WOO!
2007-06-10 18:45:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leed USA
2007-06-10 18:58:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋