The atmospheric pressure ____ [increases/decreases] at higher altitudes.

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The atmospheric pressure decreases at higher altitudes.
When the altitude increases, the amount of gas molecules in the air drops—the air becomes less dense than the air nearer to sea level. This is meant as "thin air" by meteorologists and mountaineers. Thin air uses less pressure than air at a lower altitude.
Thus, the atmospheric pressure is great at lower altitudes, with greater density. Conversely, the density being thin, the atmospheric pressure decreases at higher altitudes.

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