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The idea is to calculate Earth's surface area, using the formula for the area of a sphere. Then multiply pressure times area, to get force. The weight of the atmosphere is simply the force with which it presses down upon Earth.

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Earths atmosphere exerts a force of 124500 N on a kitchen table with an area of 1.5 m what is the pressure in pascals?

The pressure can be calculated by dividing the force exerted (124500 N) by the area of the table (1.5 m^2). Therefore, the pressure exerted by the Earth's atmosphere on the kitchen table is 83000 Pa (Pascals).


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What electromagnetic energy can penetrate the earths atmopshere?

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How many pounds per square inch is earths gravity?

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Where does the atmosphere exert pressure?

The earths winds


Which of does the atmosphere exert pressure on?

the earths surface.


What is venus weather atmosphere?

Venus has a very thick atmosphere of Carbon dioxide. Its average surface pressure is a crushing 93 bar, or 93 times that of Earths


What is The pressure exerted by the gas in earths atmosphere called?

autmospheric pressure


What is most responsible for the pressure in the earths atmosphere?

The weight.


What is the average air pressure exerted by Earths atmosphere at sea level expressed in millibars and inches of mercury?

The average air pressure at sea level is around 1013.25 millibars or 29.92 inches of mercury.


Which inner planet atmosphere is heavy that it would crush a human?

Venus. Its has a very thick atmosphere of Carbon dioxide. Its average surface pressure is a crushing 93 bar, or 93 times that of Earths.


What causes the pressure of the atmosphere?

Atmospheric pressure is caused by the force of the air above the earths surface. It is measured by the point in which the air meets the atmosphere.


What planet's atmosphere so heavy and thick that it would crush a human?

Venus has a very thick atmosphere of Carbon dioxide. Its average surface pressure is a crushing 93 bar, or 93 times that of Earths.


What does Venus have more of than Earth?

Venus has a very thick atmosphere of Carbon dioxide. Its average surface pressure is a crushing 93 bar, or 93 times that of Earths.


How does the air pressure on mars compare with earth?

earths average air pressure is 1013mb where as mars average air pressure is 7mb


Dose air in the atmosphere exert pressure on earths surface?

Yes. Atmospheric pressure is the pressure caused by air when it exerts pressure on the surface of earth.