Question 4 โ€” Why do you not feel - Questions and activities - Chapter 3 - Atmosphere and Climate

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Why do you not feel the pressure of the atmosphere?

๐Ÿ”— Concept: 3.4.4 Atmospheric Pressure

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Air presses on us from all sides, and our bodies exert an equal counter-pressure in response.
  • Air has weight, so it presses on our bodies from every direction.
  • The pressure inside our bodies matches the pressure outside.
  • These two pressures cancel each other out .
  • That is why we do not feel crushed by the atmosphere.
Equal pressure from inside and outside our bodies keeps us from feeling atmospheric pressure.
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