How does the pressure at a point in a fluid vary with the depth of the point below the surface of the fluid? A bottle, full of air at atmospheric pressure, whose volume is 500 cubic centimeters, is sunken mouth downwards below the surface of a pond. How far must it be sunk for 100 cubic...

The cross section of the tube of a mercury barometer is 1 square centimeter, and when the barometric height is 760 millimeters, 6 centimeters of the upper end of the tube is empty. When a bubble of air is passed up into the tube it is found that the mercury surface in the tube drops 2 centimeters....

Does anyone have a good calculation for calculating atmospheric at a given elevation in metric units? I have a formula for the English calculation for this but it does not hold true by simply changing to metric.

Look up the atmospheric (or barometric) pressure in your area in the newspaper, on television, or through another news outlet. What are the units used? Convert to mm Hg. Convert to mm H2O.

Should atmospheric pressure increase or decrease as one goes from the beach to the mountains? Explain.