How does the air pressure change while riding an elevator? Assuming the elevator is not pressurized.
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guessing...
- higher elevation means lower pressure
- as the elevator descends, pressure increases within the elevator shaft below and decreases above
- as the elevator descends, the air inside the elevator experiences less gravity (due to the equivalence principle) so the pressure near the bottom decreases and the pressure at the ceiling increases
- and visa versa...
