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  • When a barometer is rising air pressure is


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  • A. increasing
  • B. decreasing
  • C. constant
  • D. zero

  • Correct Answer
  • increasing 

    Explanation

    The device which is used to measure air pressure is called as barometer. If the barometer reading is rising, it indicates that the air pressure is increasing and if the reading is falling the air pressure is decreaing.

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