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Pressure at hill stations will be

Pressure at hill stations will be Correct Answer Less than 1 atm

Concept:

Atmospheric pressure: The force per unit area pushed on any surface by the Earth's atmosphere is called atmospheric pressure.

  • Atmospheric pressure decreases with an increase in the altitude for any region.
  • This is because high altitude places do not have sufficient air above them, pushing down.
  • Barometers used to measure the pressure of the atmosphere. 

The atmospheric pressure is given by:

P = ρ g h 

Where ρ = Density of the fluid/air, g = Acceleration due to gravity and h = Depth

  • The standard atmospheric pressure (1 atm) is equal to the pressure which supports the 760 mm column of mercury at 0 °C at sea level.
  • The atmospheric pressure at sea level is equal to the atmospheric pressure on the earth's surface.

The value of 1 atm is given by:

P = 1.013 x 105 Pa = 1013 hPa = 1013 mb = 1 atm = 760 torr. 

Explanation:

  • The atmospheric pressure at sea level is 1 atm.
  • Hill stations are always at a height(generally, >1200 m).
  • Therefore, from P = ρ g h, pressure will be less at heights.

Hence pressure will always be less than 1 atm at hill stations.

Additional InformationFactors responsible for Atmospheric pressure: 

There are some major factors that are usually responsible for atmospheric pressure, which as follows: 

  1. Altitude: 
    • Altitude means actual height above the sea level or above it may be above the plain ground.
    • Altitude is used in general in aviation, especially in parachuting, flying, gliding, and surveying also it is used.
    • In geometry, it is termed the height of the substance. 
  2. Relation of Atmospheric pressure with Altitude: 
    • Atmospheric pressure decreases with an increase in the altitude for any region. 
    • The pressure at any geographical level in the atmosphere may be cumulated as the total weight of the air above one unit area.
    • At higher altitudes, there are a few molecules of air above a specified surface than a similar surface of lower levels. 
  3. Earth's Rotation: 
  • The earth's rotation affects the pressure of the atmosphere in various ways.
  • This happens because of the rotation swelling to the near of our equator.
  • The rotation causes a displacement of fluid especially in the hemisphere, which is converted to the clockwise direction, is called the Coriolis effect.

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