Given the Relationship Between Altitude and Atmospheric Pressure, the Pressure

question 28

Multiple Choice

Given the relationship between altitude and atmospheric pressure, the pressure at 20 kilometers above the surface is

• A) too high for humans.
• B) tiny, compared to sea level.
• C) barely high enough for humans to breathe.
• D) almost the same as it is at the surface.
• E) about three- quarters that of sea level.

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