Answer:
Atmospheric pressure is commonly measured with a barometer. In a barometer, a column of mercury in a glass tube rises or falls as the weight of the atmosphere changes. Meteorologists describe the atmospheric pressure by how high the mercury rises.
Atmospheric Pressure
The air around you has weight, and it presses against everything it touches. That pressure is called atmospheric pressure, or air pressure.
GRADES
6 - 12+
SUBJECTS
Earth Science, Meteorology, Geography, Physical Geography, Physics
