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Julli [10]
3 years ago
13

What causes the pressure to increase as you go deeper below the crust?

Physics
2 answers:
Masteriza [31]3 years ago
8 0

The deeper you go, the more rock must be supported so the more force is required and the pressure goes up.

enyata [817]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

Pressure is force per unit area. In this case the force is primarily the weight of the overlying rock. So , in very simple terms, the deeper you go the more rock must be supported so the more force is required and the pressure goes up. It is basically the same thing that happens in the ocean and in the atmosphere.

Explanation:

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