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The plastic bottle was sealed at an altitude of 14,000 feet and crushed when it reached 9,000 feet, indicating that atmospheric pressure is higher at lower altitudes and lower at higher altitudes. Atmospheric pressure decreases with increasing altitude because there is less air and oxygen above ground level, so places at sea level have higher pressure than places at higher elevations.
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Time Requirements
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- 1. Block 4 – Lesson 3
- 2. What happened to the bottle?
- 3. This plastic bottle was sealed at approximately 14,000 feet (4,300 m) altitude, and was crushed by the increase in atmospheric pressure —at 9,000 feet .
- 4. Considering this information, where is atmospheric pressure higher? a) In the highland b) In the coast
- 5. Considering this information, where is atmospheric pressure higher? a) In the highland b) In the coast
- 7. Atmospheric pressure is caused by the forces of attraction between the Earth’s mass and the air mass. It is measured in millibars with a barometer.
- 9. Atmospheric pressure has some variations, for example, the higher the place, the lower the pressure, as there is less oxygen higher up.
- 11. Another variation has to do with temperature. When it is hot, the gases expand and take up more space. When it is cold, air contracts, and the same space is taken up by a greater amount of gases.
- 13. Thus, in high places there is less pressure and less temperature, but at sea level the pressure and temperature are higher.
- 15. It is a measurement that refers to the notions of cold and heat. It was a long process to develop temperature measuring techniques, until the invention of the thermometer. The scale most commonly used is Celsius. Celsius = Centigrade 0o C = 32 o Fahrenheit.
- 17. It is the natural movement of the air produced in the troposphere. It is also a source of energy. Wind is caused by the Earth’s rotation and revolution, and by considerable differences in solar radiation. Wind speed and direction are measured with an anemometer.
- 18. Did you know that a hygrometer is an instrument used for measuring the moisture content in the atmosphere?