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Pressure in Physics

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A teacher tells her class that there is an invisible layer of air above us, which is called atmosphere. On learning more about the atmosphere, a student asks a doubt, ‘Why do we not experience the tremendous pressure of the air layer above us on our bodies? ’ The correct answer given by the teacher was _____.

  1. air is light
  2. the pressure inside our bodies is equal to atmospheric pressure
  3. sunlight makes the air warm and then warm air rises up
  4. winds reduce the air pressure
  5. we are very strong
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