Given the Relationship Between Altitude and Atmospheric Pressure, the Pressure

question 161

Multiple Choice

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

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

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