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HACTEHA [7]
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Volgvan3 years ago
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Atmospheric pressure is sometimes known as  barometric pressure. Air pressure is <span>exerted by the weight of </span>air<span> in the atmosphere of our planet Earth. 

Air pressure is measured in an instrument called</span><span> barometer.</span>
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