Nose bleeding may occur at a high altitude because: 1. the atmospheric pressure decreases. 2. the oxygen content of atmosphere decreases. 3. the atmospheric pressure increases. 4. there are strong air currents at the high altitude.

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Nose bleeding may occur at a high altitude because:
the atmospheric pressure decreases.
the oxygen content of atmosphere decreases.
the atmospheric pressure increases.
there are strong air currents at the high altitude.

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the atmospheric pressure decreases

Reason — At higher altitudes, atmospheric pressure decreases but our body pressure remains the same. So, inside pressure becomes more than atmospheric pressure which causes nose bleeding.

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Physics

Nose bleeding may occur at a high altitude because:
the atmospheric pressure decreases.
the oxygen content of atmosphere decreases.
the atmospheric pressure increases.
there are strong air currents at the high altitude.

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the atmospheric pressure decreases.
the oxygen content of atmosphere decreases.
the atmospheric pressure increases.
there are strong air currents at the high altitude.

Pressure inside a liquid increases with:
increase in depth.
decrease in depth.
decrease in density.
none of the above.

Pressure exerted by a liquid is due to its:
weight
mass
volume
area

The atmospheric pressure at sea level is nearly:
10 Pa
100,000 Pa
100 Pa
10,000 Pa

The feet of lizards act like:
moving pads
drilling pads
suction pads
none of the above