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Section 1

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Calculating Pressure   Pressure = force over area  
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Atmospheric pressure is exerted on everything on   Earth  
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Most of Earth's atmospheric pressure is   closer to Earth  
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If you travel to higher or lower points in the atmosphere . . .   fluids in your body have to adjust to maintain equal pressure  
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What is a fluid that exerts pressure like the atmosphere does   Water  
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When a diver goes deeper into the water   atmospheric pressure and water pressure are part of the pressure on the diver  
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Water is   about 1,000 times more dense than air  
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When you drink through a straw   you remove some of the air in the straw - less air lowers the pressure  
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Inhaling   decreases pressure in lungs  
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Tornado   Air pressure inside is lower than air pressure outside  
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