Geography
State two situations when you physically felt the effect of the atmospheric pressure. Give reasons to support your answer.
Answer
Two situations when I physically felt the effect of the atmospheric pressure are:
- I felt discomfort when I travelled by plane for a vacation. It happened because when travelling in a plane, changes in altitude cause variations in atmospheric pressure. The pressure inside the cabin differs from the pressure at ground level. These pressure differences can lead to discomfort, particularly in the ears, sinuses, and other air-filled cavities, which can be alleviated by equalizing the pressure.
- On the vacation, I visited Ladakh. There my nose started bleeding due to decrease in atmospheric pressure at high altitude. As blood pressure exceeded the atmospheric pressure, it resulted in nose bleeding.
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