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Air Moves in Response to Pressure Differences

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Air moves in response to pressure differences. Because air pressure decreases rapidly with increasing height above the surface, there is always a strong pressure gradient force directed upward, much stronger than in the horizontal. Why, then, doesn't the air rush off into space?


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