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  3. Air is (1)_____, and like all matter, it has weight. Weight is the measure of the (2)_____ of gravity (3)_____ matter. If a scal

Air is (1)_____, and like all matter, it has weight. Weight is the measure of the (2)_____ of gravity (3)_____ matter. If a scal

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问题     Air is (1)_____, and like all matter, it has weight. Weight is the measure of the (2)_____ of gravity (3)_____ matter. If a scale registers 10 kilograms when a stone is placed on it, this means that gravity pulls the stone with that (4)_____ force. (5)_____, earth’s gravity pulls on each (6)_____ of gas and dust on the atmosphere. Because our atmosphere is a. vast (7)_____ of air, it has (8)_____. If it could (9)_____ be compressed and put on a (10)_____ of scales, it would weigh about 5,700,000,000,000,000 (quadrillion) metric tons.
    The air pressed down on us and against us (11)_____ all sides. Something (12)_____ a ton of air is pressing against you at this moment. You are not (13)_____ of this because air pressure within your body (14)_____ the pressure of the air outside.
    Air pressure is 1.036 kilograms per square centimeter (14.7 pounds per square inch) at sea (15)_____. It is greatest there because that is the (16)_____ of the atmosphere. (17)_____ higher altitudes the pressure is (18)_____. That is why the (19)_____ of highflying planes are pressurized. They are designed to (20)_____ the air pressure our bodies must have.

选项 A、more
B、none
C、various
D、less
答案D
解析 本题是一道理解题。前文中提到，在最低处的气压最高。因此，不难分析出，海拔越高，大气压就越低。因此，此处的正确答案是 less。
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